diff --git a/include/linux/kobject.h b/include/linux/kobject.h
index c392c811d9ad..c30affcc43b4 100644
--- a/include/linux/kobject.h
+++ b/include/linux/kobject.h
@@ -69,14 +69,16 @@ struct kobject {
 	const struct kobj_type	*ktype;
 	struct kernfs_node	*sd; /* sysfs directory entry */
 	struct kref		kref;
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_KOBJECT_RELEASE
-	struct delayed_work	release;
-#endif
+
 	unsigned int state_initialized:1;
 	unsigned int state_in_sysfs:1;
 	unsigned int state_add_uevent_sent:1;
 	unsigned int state_remove_uevent_sent:1;
 	unsigned int uevent_suppress:1;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_KOBJECT_RELEASE
+	struct delayed_work	release;
+#endif
 };
 
 __printf(2, 3) int kobject_set_name(struct kobject *kobj, const char *name, ...);