diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/hyperv-tlfs.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/hyperv-tlfs.h
index e6cd3fee562b..68b38a242705 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/hyperv-tlfs.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/hyperv-tlfs.h
@@ -288,35 +288,6 @@ struct hv_tsc_emulation_status {
 #define HV_X64_MSR_TSC_REFERENCE_ENABLE		0x00000001
 #define HV_X64_MSR_TSC_REFERENCE_ADDRESS_SHIFT	12
 
-
-/* Define hypervisor message types. */
-enum hv_message_type {
-	HVMSG_NONE			= 0x00000000,
-
-	/* Memory access messages. */
-	HVMSG_UNMAPPED_GPA		= 0x80000000,
-	HVMSG_GPA_INTERCEPT		= 0x80000001,
-
-	/* Timer notification messages. */
-	HVMSG_TIMER_EXPIRED		= 0x80000010,
-
-	/* Error messages. */
-	HVMSG_INVALID_VP_REGISTER_VALUE	= 0x80000020,
-	HVMSG_UNRECOVERABLE_EXCEPTION	= 0x80000021,
-	HVMSG_UNSUPPORTED_FEATURE	= 0x80000022,
-
-	/* Trace buffer complete messages. */
-	HVMSG_EVENTLOG_BUFFERCOMPLETE	= 0x80000040,
-
-	/* Platform-specific processor intercept messages. */
-	HVMSG_X64_IOPORT_INTERCEPT	= 0x80010000,
-	HVMSG_X64_MSR_INTERCEPT		= 0x80010001,
-	HVMSG_X64_CPUID_INTERCEPT	= 0x80010002,
-	HVMSG_X64_EXCEPTION_INTERCEPT	= 0x80010003,
-	HVMSG_X64_APIC_EOI		= 0x80010004,
-	HVMSG_X64_LEGACY_FP_ERROR	= 0x80010005
-};
-
 struct hv_nested_enlightenments_control {
 	struct {
 		__u32 directhypercall:1;
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/hyperv-tlfs.h b/include/asm-generic/hyperv-tlfs.h
index 83448e837ded..9cf10837d005 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/hyperv-tlfs.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/hyperv-tlfs.h
@@ -220,6 +220,41 @@ enum HV_GENERIC_SET_FORMAT {
 #define HV_MESSAGE_PAYLOAD_BYTE_COUNT	(240)
 #define HV_MESSAGE_PAYLOAD_QWORD_COUNT	(30)
 
+/*
+ * Define hypervisor message types. Some of the message types
+ * are x86/x64 specific, but there's no good way to separate
+ * them out into the arch-specific version of hyperv-tlfs.h
+ * because C doesn't provide a way to extend enum types.
+ * Keeping them all in the arch neutral hyperv-tlfs.h seems
+ * the least messy compromise.
+ */
+enum hv_message_type {
+	HVMSG_NONE			= 0x00000000,
+
+	/* Memory access messages. */
+	HVMSG_UNMAPPED_GPA		= 0x80000000,
+	HVMSG_GPA_INTERCEPT		= 0x80000001,
+
+	/* Timer notification messages. */
+	HVMSG_TIMER_EXPIRED		= 0x80000010,
+
+	/* Error messages. */
+	HVMSG_INVALID_VP_REGISTER_VALUE	= 0x80000020,
+	HVMSG_UNRECOVERABLE_EXCEPTION	= 0x80000021,
+	HVMSG_UNSUPPORTED_FEATURE	= 0x80000022,
+
+	/* Trace buffer complete messages. */
+	HVMSG_EVENTLOG_BUFFERCOMPLETE	= 0x80000040,
+
+	/* Platform-specific processor intercept messages. */
+	HVMSG_X64_IOPORT_INTERCEPT	= 0x80010000,
+	HVMSG_X64_MSR_INTERCEPT		= 0x80010001,
+	HVMSG_X64_CPUID_INTERCEPT	= 0x80010002,
+	HVMSG_X64_EXCEPTION_INTERCEPT	= 0x80010003,
+	HVMSG_X64_APIC_EOI		= 0x80010004,
+	HVMSG_X64_LEGACY_FP_ERROR	= 0x80010005
+};
+
 /* Define synthetic interrupt controller message flags. */
 union hv_message_flags {
 	__u8 asu8;