diff --git a/include/linux/ipmi.h b/include/linux/ipmi.h
index 0a84b56935c2..5653b2f23b6a 100644
--- a/include/linux/ipmi.h
+++ b/include/linux/ipmi.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/ipmi_msgdefs.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
-#include <linux/device.h>
 
 /*
  * This file describes an interface to an IPMI driver.  You have to
@@ -210,6 +209,7 @@ struct kernel_ipmi_msg
  */
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>