diff --git a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/atomic.h b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/atomic.h
index 7cf5087..25776c1 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/atomic.h
+++ b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/atomic.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef __ARCH_BLACKFIN_ATOMIC__
 #define __ARCH_BLACKFIN_ATOMIC__
 
+#include <linux/types.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>	/* local_irq_XXX() */
 
 /*
@@ -13,9 +14,6 @@
  * Tony Kou (tonyko@lineo.ca)   Lineo Inc.   2001
  */
 
-typedef struct {
-	int counter;
-} atomic_t;
 #define ATOMIC_INIT(i)	{ (i) }
 
 #define atomic_read(v)		((v)->counter)