diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_compat32.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_compat32.c
index 41a7a62ba49a..0a5057f0919b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_compat32.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_compat32.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 
 #define __NO_VERSION__
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/compat.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
 #include "comedi.h"
 #include "comedi_compat32.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_compat32.h b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_compat32.h
index c99573be046a..60cf51c4a793 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_compat32.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_compat32.h
@@ -27,11 +27,9 @@
 #ifndef _COMEDI_COMPAT32_H
 #define _COMEDI_COMPAT32_H
 
-#include <linux/compat.h>
-#include <linux/fs.h>
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 
+struct file;
 extern long comedi_compat_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 				unsigned long arg);