diff --git a/include/linux/attribute_container.h b/include/linux/attribute_container.h
index c3ab814..896c689 100644
--- a/include/linux/attribute_container.h
+++ b/include/linux/attribute_container.h
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@
 #ifndef _ATTRIBUTE_CONTAINER_H_
 #define _ATTRIBUTE_CONTAINER_H_
 
-#include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/klist.h>
 
+struct device;
+
 struct attribute_container {
 	struct list_head	node;
 	struct klist		containers;