diff --git a/include/trace/define_trace.h b/include/trace/define_trace.h
index b0b4eb24d592..da39b22636f7 100644
--- a/include/trace/define_trace.h
+++ b/include/trace/define_trace.h
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@
 #undef CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
 
 #include <linux/stringify.h>
+/*
+ * module.h includes tracepoints, and because ftrace.h
+ * pulls in module.h:
+ *  trace/ftrace.h -> linux/ftrace_event.h -> linux/perf_event.h ->
+ *  linux/ftrace.h -> linux/module.h
+ * we must include module.h here before we play with any of
+ * the TRACE_EVENT() macros, otherwise the tracepoints included
+ * by module.h may break the build.
+ */
+#include <linux/module.h>
 
 #undef TRACE_EVENT
 #define TRACE_EVENT(name, proto, args, tstruct, assign, print)	\