diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/sysfs.h b/drivers/staging/iio/sysfs.h
index bf34cfbd9c2b..0b75823fbe1b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/sysfs.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/sysfs.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #ifndef _INDUSTRIAL_IO_SYSFS_H_
 #define _INDUSTRIAL_IO_SYSFS_H_
 
-#include "iio.h"
+struct iio_chan_spec;
 
 /**
  * struct iio_dev_attr - iio specific device attribute