diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.h b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.h
index 2120d9e937c731e77418750909bf054ef6d2875f..f6b0923c2253e47b51457c4e783c05e2a3749a55 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.h
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.h
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 #ifndef __DRIVER_CPUIDLE_H
 #define __DRIVER_CPUIDLE_H
 
-#include <linux/device.h>
-
 /* For internal use only */
 extern struct cpuidle_governor *cpuidle_curr_governor;
 extern struct list_head cpuidle_governors;
@@ -25,6 +23,9 @@ extern void cpuidle_uninstall_idle_handler(void);
 extern int cpuidle_switch_governor(struct cpuidle_governor *gov);
 
 /* sysfs */
+
+struct device;
+
 extern int cpuidle_add_interface(struct device *dev);
 extern void cpuidle_remove_interface(struct device *dev);
 extern int cpuidle_add_state_sysfs(struct cpuidle_device *device);
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c b/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c
index f15c1e56e16ff81ba6e7387ed87f501d54e03d18..49b1f4bcc1b3a3eaae1eb8a448215aad10cc2e92 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/sysfs.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
 #include <linux/capability.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
 
 #include "cpuidle.h"