diff --git a/arch/xtensa/boot/boot-redboot/bootstrap.S b/arch/xtensa/boot/boot-redboot/bootstrap.S
index bbf3b4b080cdaf..48ba5a232d9487 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/boot/boot-redboot/bootstrap.S
+++ b/arch/xtensa/boot/boot-redboot/bootstrap.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-#include <variant/core.h>
+#include <asm/core.h>
 #include <asm/regs.h>
 #include <asm/asmmacro.h>
 #include <asm/cacheasm.h>
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/asmmacro.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/asmmacro.h
index 7f2ae5872151de..8308a9c3abb2f0 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/asmmacro.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/asmmacro.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #ifndef _XTENSA_ASMMACRO_H
 #define _XTENSA_ASMMACRO_H
 
-#include <variant/core.h>
+#include <asm/core.h>
 
 /*
  * Some little helpers for loops. Use zero-overhead-loops
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/cache.h
index d2fd932fdb4dd4..b21fd133ff6209 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #ifndef _XTENSA_CACHE_H
 #define _XTENSA_CACHE_H
 
-#include <variant/core.h>
+#include <asm/core.h>
 
 #define L1_CACHE_SHIFT	XCHAL_DCACHE_LINEWIDTH
 #define L1_CACHE_BYTES	XCHAL_DCACHE_LINESIZE
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/checksum.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/checksum.h
index f302ef57973a45..8b687176ad7245 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/checksum.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/checksum.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/in6.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
-#include <variant/core.h>
+#include <asm/core.h>
 
 /*
  * computes the checksum of a memory block at buff, length len,
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/coprocessor.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/coprocessor.h
index 6712929a27c99a..0fbe2a740b8d6f 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/coprocessor.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/coprocessor.h
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 #ifndef _XTENSA_COPROCESSOR_H
 #define _XTENSA_COPROCESSOR_H
 
-#include <variant/core.h>
 #include <variant/tie.h>
+#include <asm/core.h>
 #include <asm/types.h>
 
 #ifdef __ASSEMBLY__
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/core.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/core.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..b1f57519df4946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/core.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+/* Copyright (C) 2019 Cadence Design Systems Inc. */
+
+#ifndef _ASM_XTENSA_CORE_H
+#define _ASM_XTENSA_CORE_H
+
+#include <variant/core.h>
+
+#ifndef XCHAL_SPANNING_WAY
+#define XCHAL_SPANNING_WAY 0
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/initialize_mmu.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/initialize_mmu.h
index 10e9852b2fb474..d719785e54f702 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/initialize_mmu.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/initialize_mmu.h
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@
 #define CA_WRITEBACK	(0x4)
 #endif
 
-#ifndef XCHAL_SPANNING_WAY
-#define XCHAL_SPANNING_WAY 0
-#endif
-
 #ifdef __ASSEMBLY__
 
 #define XTENSA_HWVERSION_RC_2009_0 230000
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/irq.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/irq.h
index 6c6ed23e0c79c5..0f71a51dab2524 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/irq.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/irq.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #define _XTENSA_IRQ_H
 
 #include <linux/init.h>
-#include <variant/core.h>
+#include <asm/core.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PLATFORM_NR_IRQS
 # define PLATFORM_NR_IRQS CONFIG_PLATFORM_NR_IRQS
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/processor.h
index 0c14018d1c2601..19f6b54e358b1d 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #ifndef _XTENSA_PROCESSOR_H
 #define _XTENSA_PROCESSOR_H
 
-#include <variant/core.h>
+#include <asm/core.h>
 
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/stringify.h>
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/ptrace.h
index 62a58d2567e944..b109416dc07e80 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ struct pt_regs {
 	unsigned long areg[16];
 };
 
-#include <variant/core.h>
+#include <asm/core.h>
 
 # define arch_has_single_step()	(1)
 # define task_pt_regs(tsk) ((struct pt_regs*) \
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/vectors.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/vectors.h
index 7111280c884228..79fe3007919eb2 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/vectors.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/vectors.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #ifndef _XTENSA_VECTORS_H
 #define _XTENSA_VECTORS_H
 
-#include <variant/core.h>
+#include <asm/core.h>
 #include <asm/kmem_layout.h>
 
 #if XCHAL_HAVE_PTP_MMU
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
index 4f20416061fbb0..285fb2942b0659 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/log2.h>
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
 #include <linux/perf_event.h>
-#include <variant/core.h>
+#include <asm/core.h>
 
 /* Breakpoint currently in use for each IBREAKA. */
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct perf_event *, bp_on_reg[XCHAL_NUM_IBREAK]);
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index b80a430453b1cb..943f10639a9332 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm/thread_info.h>
 
+#include <asm/core.h>
 #include <asm/vectors.h>
-#include <variant/core.h>
 
 OUTPUT_ARCH(xtensa)
 ENTRY(_start)
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/lib/checksum.S b/arch/xtensa/lib/checksum.S
index 528fe0dd9339f9..d82c20c1fb7a52 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/lib/checksum.S
+++ b/arch/xtensa/lib/checksum.S
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
-#include <variant/core.h>
 #include <asm/asmmacro.h>
+#include <asm/core.h>
 
 /*
  * computes a partial checksum, e.g. for TCP/UDP fragments
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/lib/memcopy.S b/arch/xtensa/lib/memcopy.S
index c0f6981719d62e..efecfd7ed8cc87 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/lib/memcopy.S
+++ b/arch/xtensa/lib/memcopy.S
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
-#include <variant/core.h>
 #include <asm/asmmacro.h>
+#include <asm/core.h>
 
 /*
  * void *memcpy(void *dst, const void *src, size_t len);
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/lib/memset.S b/arch/xtensa/lib/memset.S
index 276747dec300ac..8632eacbdc8021 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/lib/memset.S
+++ b/arch/xtensa/lib/memset.S
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
-#include <variant/core.h>
 #include <asm/asmmacro.h>
+#include <asm/core.h>
 
 /*
  * void *memset(void *dst, int c, size_t length)
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/lib/strncpy_user.S b/arch/xtensa/lib/strncpy_user.S
index 5fce16b67dca82..c4c6c8578d5902 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/lib/strncpy_user.S
+++ b/arch/xtensa/lib/strncpy_user.S
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
-#include <variant/core.h>
 #include <asm/asmmacro.h>
+#include <asm/core.h>
 
 /*
  * char *__strncpy_user(char *dst, const char *src, size_t len)
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/lib/strnlen_user.S b/arch/xtensa/lib/strnlen_user.S
index 0b956ce7f38623..1f2ca2bb2ab3a0 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/lib/strnlen_user.S
+++ b/arch/xtensa/lib/strnlen_user.S
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
-#include <variant/core.h>
 #include <asm/asmmacro.h>
+#include <asm/core.h>
 
 /*
  * size_t __strnlen_user(const char *s, size_t len)
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/lib/usercopy.S b/arch/xtensa/lib/usercopy.S
index 64ab1971324f3a..228607e30bc253 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/lib/usercopy.S
+++ b/arch/xtensa/lib/usercopy.S
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
-#include <variant/core.h>
 #include <asm/asmmacro.h>
+#include <asm/core.h>
 
 	.text
 ENTRY(__xtensa_copy_user)
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/platforms/xt2000/include/platform/hardware.h b/arch/xtensa/platforms/xt2000/include/platform/hardware.h
index 8e5e0d6a81ec78..9f213f5733306b 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/platforms/xt2000/include/platform/hardware.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/platforms/xt2000/include/platform/hardware.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #ifndef _XTENSA_XT2000_HARDWARE_H
 #define _XTENSA_XT2000_HARDWARE_H
 
-#include <variant/core.h>
+#include <asm/core.h>
 
 /*
  * On-board components.
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/platforms/xt2000/include/platform/serial.h b/arch/xtensa/platforms/xt2000/include/platform/serial.h
index 7226cf732b4797..cde804827626fa 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/platforms/xt2000/include/platform/serial.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/platforms/xt2000/include/platform/serial.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #ifndef _XTENSA_XT2000_SERIAL_H
 #define _XTENSA_XT2000_SERIAL_H
 
-#include <variant/core.h>
+#include <asm/core.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 
 /*  National-Semi PC16552D DUART:  */