diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-osk.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-osk.c
index 8784705edb60135aac86a8bc660b02a8e1f284f5..569b6872a2f646778c1999d0734064316b63d3c9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-osk.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-osk.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <linux/mtd/partitions.h>
 #include <linux/mtd/physmap.h>
 #include <linux/i2c/tps65010.h>
+#include <linux/platform_data/omap1_bl.h>
 
 #include <asm/mach-types.h>
 #include <asm/mach/arch.h>
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-palmte.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-palmte.c
index 26bcb9defcdc830ff7ae97d8667cef70b956b598..7bf00ba51bd63d4288ca1b6df4e6da433d66419a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-palmte.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-palmte.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/apm-emulation.h>
 #include <linux/omapfb.h>
+#include <linux/platform_data/omap1_bl.h>
 
 #include <asm/mach-types.h>
 #include <asm/mach/arch.h>
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-palmtt.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-palmtt.c
index 4d099446dfa888e1898227d35eb260e9ee8b203f..2cce505dd8f6e7d7166aaf6390fc25819e0814fb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-palmtt.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-palmtt.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <linux/omapfb.h>
 #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
 #include <linux/spi/ads7846.h>
+#include <linux/platform_data/omap1_bl.h>
 
 #include <asm/mach-types.h>
 #include <asm/mach/arch.h>
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-palmz71.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-palmz71.c
index 355980321c2d19f91ecb55c2dd5b7b1a9c7f67dd..45ab9f03fb85ec65fcce6d2e778845cdfec28738 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-palmz71.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-palmz71.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <linux/omapfb.h>
 #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
 #include <linux/spi/ads7846.h>
+#include <linux/platform_data/omap1_bl.h>
 
 #include <asm/mach-types.h>
 #include <asm/mach/arch.h>
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/board.h b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/board.h
index 5938c729b6c0bd826a0590e1f63d3738f29b6e61..d0bc46e235bcecb041be139ac2e4001a45b7e0f0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/board.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/board.h
@@ -19,13 +19,6 @@ struct omap_lcd_config {
 	u8   data_lines;
 };
 
-struct device;
-struct fb_info;
-struct omap_backlight_config {
-	int default_intensity;
-	int (*set_power)(struct device *dev, int state);
-};
-
 /* for TI reference platforms sharing the same debug card */
 extern int debug_card_init(u32 addr, unsigned gpio);
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/omap1_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/omap1_bl.c
index bfdc5fbeaa116aa7e919c191eac4dcac2f3985bc..92257ef194036c2344b30c581cb5d534d9a49ce0 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/omap1_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/omap1_bl.c
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
 #include <linux/fb.h>
 #include <linux/backlight.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/platform_data/omap1_bl.h>
 
 #include <mach/hardware.h>
-#include <plat/board.h>
 #include <plat/mux.h>
 
 #define OMAPBL_MAX_INTENSITY		0xff
diff --git a/include/linux/platform_data/omap1_bl.h b/include/linux/platform_data/omap1_bl.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..881a8e92d605484b8420c788ffb964995317f5db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/platform_data/omap1_bl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#ifndef __OMAP1_BL_H__
+#define __OMAP1_BL_H__
+
+#include <linux/device.h>
+
+struct omap_backlight_config {
+	int default_intensity;
+	int (*set_power)(struct device *dev, int state);
+};
+
+#endif