diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index b1a0f5a528fe6..4fd90e1297723 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/cgroup.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>