diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 71e7a847dffce22d7cedef1357df99d0cc5bbbbb..e18d4192f6e83992278f344ab7d4f7f885595dcd 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -825,6 +825,7 @@ static inline void exit_io_context(void)
 {
 }
 
+struct io_context;
 static inline int put_io_context(struct io_context *ioc)
 {
 	return 1;