diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/hardware.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/hardware.h
index e7c572d..f312419 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/hardware.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91sam9/hardware.h
@@ -51,15 +51,4 @@
 #error "Unsupported AT91 processor"
 #endif
 
-/*
- * container_of - cast a member of a structure out to the containing structure
- *
- * @ptr:	the pointer to the member.
- * @type:	the type of the container struct this is embedded in.
- * @member:	the name of the member within the struct.
- */
-#define container_of(ptr, type, member) ({			\
-	const typeof(((type *)0)->member) *__mptr = (ptr);	\
-	(type *)((char *)__mptr - offsetof(type, member)); })
-
 #endif
diff --git a/include/asm-avr32/u-boot.h b/include/asm-avr32/u-boot.h
index 71dfcaf..85ef008 100644
--- a/include/asm-avr32/u-boot.h
+++ b/include/asm-avr32/u-boot.h
@@ -42,15 +42,4 @@
 #define bi_memstart bi_dram[0].start
 #define bi_memsize bi_dram[0].size
 
-/**
- *  container_of - cast a member of a structure out to the containing structure
- *
- *    @ptr:        the pointer to the member.
- *    @type:       the type of the container struct this is embedded in.
- *    @member:     the name of the member within the struct.
- */
-#define container_of(ptr, type, member) ({                      \
-	const typeof( ((type *)0)->member ) *__mptr = (ptr);    \
-	(type *)( (char *)__mptr - offsetof(type,member) );})
-
 #endif /* __ASM_U_BOOT_H__ */
diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index d0f5704..26e1b46 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -176,6 +176,17 @@
 		(__x > __y) ? __x : __y; })
 
 
+/**
+ * container_of - cast a member of a structure out to the containing structure
+ * @ptr:	the pointer to the member.
+ * @type:	the type of the container struct this is embedded in.
+ * @member:	the name of the member within the struct.
+ *
+ */
+#define container_of(ptr, type, member) ({			\
+	const typeof( ((type *)0)->member ) *__mptr = (ptr);	\
+	(type *)( (char *)__mptr - offsetof(type,member) );})
+
 /*
  * Function Prototypes
  */