diff --git a/include/linux/nodemask.h b/include/linux/nodemask.h
index 8d07116caaf1b..b61438313a731 100644
--- a/include/linux/nodemask.h
+++ b/include/linux/nodemask.h
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@
 #include <linux/threads.h>
 #include <linux/bitmap.h>
 #include <linux/minmax.h>
+#include <linux/nodemask_types.h>
 #include <linux/numa.h>
 #include <linux/random.h>
 
-typedef struct { DECLARE_BITMAP(bits, MAX_NUMNODES); } nodemask_t;
 extern nodemask_t _unused_nodemask_arg_;
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/linux/nodemask_types.h b/include/linux/nodemask_types.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6b28d97ea6ed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/nodemask_types.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __LINUX_NODEMASK_TYPES_H
+#define __LINUX_NODEMASK_TYPES_H
+
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <linux/numa.h>
+
+typedef struct { DECLARE_BITMAP(bits, MAX_NUMNODES); } nodemask_t;
+
+#endif /* __LINUX_NODEMASK_TYPES_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 292c316972485..5a5b7b1226826 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/hrtimer.h>
 #include <linux/irqflags.h>
 #include <linux/seccomp.h>
-#include <linux/nodemask.h>
+#include <linux/nodemask_types.h>
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
 #include <linux/refcount.h>
 #include <linux/resource.h>