diff --git a/sys/sys/select.h b/sys/sys/select.h
index 4909a341f5b0..874758b3de38 100644
--- a/sys/sys/select.h
+++ b/sys/sys/select.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #ifndef _SYS_SELECT_H_
 #define	_SYS_SELECT_H_
 
+#ifdef _KERNEL
 #include <sys/event.h>			/* for struct klist */
 
 /*
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ struct selinfo {
 };
 #define	SI_COLL	0x0001		/* collision occurred */
 
-#ifdef _KERNEL
 struct proc;
 
 void	selrecord __P((struct proc *selector, struct selinfo *));
diff --git a/sys/sys/selinfo.h b/sys/sys/selinfo.h
index 4909a341f5b0..874758b3de38 100644
--- a/sys/sys/selinfo.h
+++ b/sys/sys/selinfo.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #ifndef _SYS_SELECT_H_
 #define	_SYS_SELECT_H_
 
+#ifdef _KERNEL
 #include <sys/event.h>			/* for struct klist */
 
 /*
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ struct selinfo {
 };
 #define	SI_COLL	0x0001		/* collision occurred */
 
-#ifdef _KERNEL
 struct proc;
 
 void	selrecord __P((struct proc *selector, struct selinfo *));