diff --git a/include/linux/migrate.h b/include/linux/migrate.h
index c8077e936691..3d154fe03c96 100644
--- a/include/linux/migrate.h
+++ b/include/linux/migrate.h
@@ -19,24 +19,7 @@ struct migration_target_control;
  */
 #define MIGRATEPAGE_SUCCESS		0
 
-/*
- * Keep sync with:
- * - macro MIGRATE_REASON in include/trace/events/migrate.h
- * - migrate_reason_names[MR_TYPES] in mm/debug.c
- */
-enum migrate_reason {
-	MR_COMPACTION,
-	MR_MEMORY_FAILURE,
-	MR_MEMORY_HOTPLUG,
-	MR_SYSCALL,		/* also applies to cpusets */
-	MR_MEMPOLICY_MBIND,
-	MR_NUMA_MISPLACED,
-	MR_CONTIG_RANGE,
-	MR_LONGTERM_PIN,
-	MR_DEMOTION,
-	MR_TYPES
-};
-
+/* Defined in mm/debug.c: */
 extern const char *migrate_reason_names[MR_TYPES];
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MIGRATION
diff --git a/include/linux/migrate_mode.h b/include/linux/migrate_mode.h
index 883c99249033..f37cc03f9369 100644
--- a/include/linux/migrate_mode.h
+++ b/include/linux/migrate_mode.h
@@ -19,4 +19,17 @@ enum migrate_mode {
 	MIGRATE_SYNC_NO_COPY,
 };
 
+enum migrate_reason {
+	MR_COMPACTION,
+	MR_MEMORY_FAILURE,
+	MR_MEMORY_HOTPLUG,
+	MR_SYSCALL,		/* also applies to cpusets */
+	MR_MEMPOLICY_MBIND,
+	MR_NUMA_MISPLACED,
+	MR_CONTIG_RANGE,
+	MR_LONGTERM_PIN,
+	MR_DEMOTION,
+	MR_TYPES
+};
+
 #endif		/* MIGRATE_MODE_H_INCLUDED */
diff --git a/mm/debug.c b/mm/debug.c
index fae0f81ad831..4333b6784a20 100644
--- a/mm/debug.c
+++ b/mm/debug.c
@@ -16,17 +16,19 @@
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 
 #include "internal.h"
+#include <trace/events/migrate.h>
+
+/*
+ * Define EM() and EMe() so that MIGRATE_REASON from trace/events/migrate.h can
+ * be used to populate migrate_reason_names[].
+ */
+#undef EM
+#undef EMe
+#define EM(a, b)	b,
+#define EMe(a, b)	b
 
 const char *migrate_reason_names[MR_TYPES] = {
-	"compaction",
-	"memory_failure",
-	"memory_hotplug",
-	"syscall_or_cpuset",
-	"mempolicy_mbind",
-	"numa_misplaced",
-	"contig_range",
-	"longterm_pin",
-	"demotion",
+	MIGRATE_REASON
 };
 
 const struct trace_print_flags pageflag_names[] = {