diff --git a/include/linux/netlink.h b/include/linux/netlink.h
index 59d066936ab9..123566912d73 100644
--- a/include/linux/netlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/netlink.h
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 
 #define MAX_LINKS 32		
 
-struct net;
-
 struct sockaddr_nl {
 	sa_family_t	nl_family;	/* AF_NETLINK	*/
 	unsigned short	nl_pad;		/* zero		*/
@@ -151,6 +149,8 @@ struct nlattr {
 #include <linux/capability.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 
+struct net;
+
 static inline struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg_hdr(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	return (struct nlmsghdr *)skb->data;