diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-common.h b/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-common.h
index 4f7b892377cd..7d21c1634b4d 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-common.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-common.h
@@ -79,24 +79,11 @@
 /* Current composing area plus all padding pixels */
 #define V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_PADDED	0x0103
 
-/* Backward compatibility target definitions --- to be removed. */
-#define V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP_ACTIVE	V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP
-#define V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_ACTIVE	V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE
-#define V4L2_SUBDEV_SEL_TGT_CROP_ACTUAL	V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP
-#define V4L2_SUBDEV_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_ACTUAL V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE
-#define V4L2_SUBDEV_SEL_TGT_CROP_BOUNDS	V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP_BOUNDS
-#define V4L2_SUBDEV_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_BOUNDS V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_BOUNDS
-
 /* Selection flags */
 #define V4L2_SEL_FLAG_GE		(1 << 0)
 #define V4L2_SEL_FLAG_LE		(1 << 1)
 #define V4L2_SEL_FLAG_KEEP_CONFIG	(1 << 2)
 
-/* Backward compatibility flag definitions --- to be removed. */
-#define V4L2_SUBDEV_SEL_FLAG_SIZE_GE	V4L2_SEL_FLAG_GE
-#define V4L2_SUBDEV_SEL_FLAG_SIZE_LE	V4L2_SEL_FLAG_LE
-#define V4L2_SUBDEV_SEL_FLAG_KEEP_CONFIG V4L2_SEL_FLAG_KEEP_CONFIG
-
 struct v4l2_edid {
 	__u32 pad;
 	__u32 start_block;
@@ -105,4 +92,19 @@ struct v4l2_edid {
 	__u8  *edid;
 };
 
+#ifndef __KERNEL__
+/* Backward compatibility target definitions --- to be removed. */
+#define V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP_ACTIVE	V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP
+#define V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_ACTIVE	V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE
+#define V4L2_SUBDEV_SEL_TGT_CROP_ACTUAL	V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP
+#define V4L2_SUBDEV_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_ACTUAL V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE
+#define V4L2_SUBDEV_SEL_TGT_CROP_BOUNDS	V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP_BOUNDS
+#define V4L2_SUBDEV_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_BOUNDS V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_BOUNDS
+
+/* Backward compatibility flag definitions --- to be removed. */
+#define V4L2_SUBDEV_SEL_FLAG_SIZE_GE	V4L2_SEL_FLAG_GE
+#define V4L2_SUBDEV_SEL_FLAG_SIZE_LE	V4L2_SEL_FLAG_LE
+#define V4L2_SUBDEV_SEL_FLAG_KEEP_CONFIG V4L2_SEL_FLAG_KEEP_CONFIG
+#endif
+
 #endif /* __V4L2_COMMON__ */