diff --git a/include/linux/ipmi_smi.h b/include/linux/ipmi_smi.h
index 3ef0d8b..fcb5d44 100644
--- a/include/linux/ipmi_smi.h
+++ b/include/linux/ipmi_smi.h
@@ -36,10 +36,11 @@
 
 #include <linux/ipmi_msgdefs.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
-#include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/ipmi.h>
 
+struct device;
+
 /* This files describes the interface for IPMI system management interface
    drivers to bind into the IPMI message handler. */