diff --git a/include/asm-frv/bitops.h b/include/asm-frv/bitops.h
index 8dba74b..e29de71 100644
--- a/include/asm-frv/bitops.h
+++ b/include/asm-frv/bitops.h
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
+#ifndef _LINUX_BITOPS_H
+#error only <linux/bitops.h> can be included directly
+#endif
+
 #include <asm-generic/bitops/ffz.h>
 
 /*