diff --git a/gdb/linux-nat.c b/gdb/linux-nat.c
index c95d420d416..c0fe08a2a8b 100644
--- a/gdb/linux-nat.c
+++ b/gdb/linux-nat.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ PTRACE_PEEKTEXT/PTRACE_POKETEXT or process_vm_readv/process_vm_writev:
 
 struct linux_nat_target *linux_target;
 
-/* Does the current host support PTRACE_GETREGSET?  */
+/* See nat/linux-nat.h.  */
 enum tribool have_ptrace_getregset = TRIBOOL_UNKNOWN;
 
 /* When true, print debug messages relating to the linux native target.  */
diff --git a/gdb/linux-nat.h b/gdb/linux-nat.h
index 92b16f7414e..f30a5f90e2a 100644
--- a/gdb/linux-nat.h
+++ b/gdb/linux-nat.h
@@ -299,9 +299,6 @@ lwp_info_range all_lwps ();
 
 lwp_info_safe_range all_lwps_safe ();
 
-/* Does the current host support PTRACE_GETREGSET?  */
-extern enum tribool have_ptrace_getregset;
-
 /* Called from the LWP layer to inform the thread_db layer that PARENT
    spawned CHILD.  Both LWPs are currently stopped.  This function
    does whatever is required to have the child LWP under the
diff --git a/gdb/nat/linux-nat.h b/gdb/nat/linux-nat.h
index d4a36cbb601..b9fba7924b9 100644
--- a/gdb/nat/linux-nat.h
+++ b/gdb/nat/linux-nat.h
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ struct arch_lwp_info;
    instead SIGTRAP with bit 7 set.  */
 #define SYSCALL_SIGTRAP (SIGTRAP | 0x80)
 
+/* Does the current host support PTRACE_GETREGSET?  */
+extern tribool have_ptrace_getregset;
+
 /* Return the ptid of the current lightweight process.  With NPTL
    threads and LWPs map 1:1, so this is equivalent to returning the
    ptid of the current thread.  This function must be provided by
diff --git a/gdbserver/linux-low.cc b/gdbserver/linux-low.cc
index ac7f9807ecc..266c7de8fb8 100644
--- a/gdbserver/linux-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/linux-low.cc
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ typedef struct
 } Elf64_auxv_t;
 #endif
 
-/* Does the current host support PTRACE_GETREGSET?  */
+/* See nat/linux-nat.h.  */
 enum tribool have_ptrace_getregset = TRIBOOL_UNKNOWN;
 
 /* Return TRUE if THREAD is the leader thread of the process.  */
diff --git a/gdbserver/linux-low.h b/gdbserver/linux-low.h
index eaf87527338..273c04626b8 100644
--- a/gdbserver/linux-low.h
+++ b/gdbserver/linux-low.h
@@ -951,8 +951,6 @@ void thread_db_notice_clone (struct thread_info *parent_thr, ptid_t child_ptid);
 
 bool thread_db_thread_handle (ptid_t ptid, gdb_byte **handle, int *handle_len);
 
-extern enum tribool have_ptrace_getregset;
-
 /* Search for the value with type MATCH in the auxv vector, with entries of
    length WORDSIZE bytes, of process with pid PID.  If found, store the
    value in *VALP and return 1.  If not found or if there is an error,