diff --git a/include/linux/buildid.h b/include/linux/buildid.h
index 3b7a0ff4642f..8a582d242f06 100644
--- a/include/linux/buildid.h
+++ b/include/linux/buildid.h
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_BUILDID_H
 #define _LINUX_BUILDID_H
 
-#include <linux/mm_types.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
 
 #define BUILD_ID_SIZE_MAX 20
 
+struct vm_area_struct;
 int build_id_parse(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned char *build_id,
 		   __u32 *size);
 int build_id_parse_buf(const void *buf, unsigned char *build_id, u32 buf_size);