diff --git a/include/acpi/acpi_numa.h b/include/acpi/acpi_numa.h
index 68e4d80c1b32..b5f594754a9e 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpi_numa.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpi_numa.h
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #define __ACPI_NUMA_H
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_NUMA
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/numa.h>
 
 /* Proximity bitmap length */
diff --git a/include/acpi/processor.h b/include/acpi/processor.h
index 683e124ad517..194027371928 100644
--- a/include/acpi/processor.h
+++ b/include/acpi/processor.h
@@ -2,11 +2,16 @@
 #ifndef __ACPI_PROCESSOR_H
 #define __ACPI_PROCESSOR_H
 
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
 #include <linux/cpufreq.h>
 #include <linux/pm_qos.h>
+#include <linux/printk.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/thermal.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
+
 #include <asm/acpi.h>
 
 #define ACPI_PROCESSOR_CLASS		"processor"