diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_lookup.c b/sys/kern/vfs_lookup.c
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_lookup.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_lookup.c
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@
 	ndp->ni_cnd.cn_flags |= ISRESTARTED;				\
 } while (0)
 
+#define	NI_CAP_VIOLATION(ndp, path)	do {			\
+	ktrcapfail(CAPFAIL_NAMEI, (path));			\
+	(ndp)->ni_lcf &= ~NI_LCF_KTR_FLAGS;			\
+} while (0)
+
 SDT_PROVIDER_DEFINE(vfs);
 SDT_PROBE_DEFINE4(vfs, namei, lookup, entry, "struct vnode *", "char *",
     "unsigned long", "bool");
diff --git a/sys/sys/namei.h b/sys/sys/namei.h
--- a/sys/sys/namei.h
+++ b/sys/sys/namei.h
@@ -205,11 +205,6 @@
 #define	NI_LCF_CAP_DOTDOT_KTR	0x0008	/* ".." in strictrelative case */
 #define	NI_LCF_KTR_FLAGS	(NI_LCF_STRICTREL_KTR | NI_LCF_CAP_DOTDOT_KTR)
 
-#define	NI_CAP_VIOLATION(ndp, path)	do {			\
-	ktrcapfail(CAPFAIL_NAMEI, (path));			\
-	(ndp)->ni_lcf &= ~NI_LCF_KTR_FLAGS;			\
-} while (0)
-
 /*
  * Initialization of a nameidata structure.
  */