diff --git a/include/linux/kernfs.h b/include/linux/kernfs.h
index 9f650986a81b6..861c4f0f8a29f 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernfs.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_KERNFS_H
 #define __LINUX_KERNFS_H
 
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
@@ -14,6 +13,8 @@
 #include <linux/lockdep.h>
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/bug.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/uidgid.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/rwsem.h>
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ struct dentry;
 struct iattr;
 struct seq_file;
 struct vm_area_struct;
+struct vm_operations_struct;
 struct super_block;
 struct file_system_type;
 struct poll_table_struct;