diff --git a/include/linux/debugfs.h b/include/linux/debugfs.h
index 4bbe2ace972ad..e3e9f31f91d2b 100644
--- a/include/linux/debugfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/debugfs.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
+struct device;
 struct file_operations;
 
 struct debugfs_blob_wrapper {