diff --git a/include/linux/stddef.h b/include/linux/stddef.h
index 6a40c76bdcf1..1747b6787b9e 100644
--- a/include/linux/stddef.h
+++ b/include/linux/stddef.h
@@ -3,15 +3,11 @@
 
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 
-#undef NULL
-#if defined(__cplusplus)
-#define NULL 0
-#else
-#define NULL ((void *)0)
-#endif
-
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
+#undef NULL
+#define NULL ((void *)0)
+
 enum {
 	false	= 0,
 	true	= 1