diff --git a/include/linux/kref.h b/include/linux/kref.h
index d66c88a3..abc0120 100644
--- a/include/linux/kref.h
+++ b/include/linux/kref.h
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 #ifndef _KREF_H_
 #define _KREF_H_
 
-#include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/bug.h>
+#include <linux/atomic.h>
 
 struct kref {
 	atomic_t refcount;
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@
  * @release: pointer to the function that will clean up the object when the
  *	     last reference to the object is released.
  *	     This pointer is required, and it is not acceptable to pass kfree
- *	     in as this function.
+ *	     in as this function.  If the caller does pass kfree to this
+ *	     function, you will be publicly mocked mercilessly by the kref
+ *	     maintainer, and anyone else who happens to notice it.  You have
+ *	     been warned.
  *
  * Subtract @count from the refcount, and if 0, call release().
  * Return 1 if the object was removed, otherwise return 0.  Beware, if this
@@ -60,7 +63,6 @@
 	     void (*release)(struct kref *kref))
 {
 	WARN_ON(release == NULL);
-	WARN_ON(release == (void (*)(struct kref *))kfree);
 
 	if (atomic_sub_and_test((int) count, &kref->refcount)) {
 		release(kref);
@@ -75,7 +77,10 @@
  * @release: pointer to the function that will clean up the object when the
  *	     last reference to the object is released.
  *	     This pointer is required, and it is not acceptable to pass kfree
- *	     in as this function.
+ *	     in as this function.  If the caller does pass kfree to this
+ *	     function, you will be publicly mocked mercilessly by the kref
+ *	     maintainer, and anyone else who happens to notice it.  You have
+ *	     been warned.
  *
  * Decrement the refcount, and if 0, call release().
  * Return 1 if the object was removed, otherwise return 0.  Beware, if this