diff --git a/drivers/crypto/nx/nx.h b/drivers/crypto/nx/nx.h
index 591632d9c654..9347878d4f30 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/nx/nx.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/nx/nx.h
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ struct nx_crypto_ctx {
 	} priv;
 };
 
+struct crypto_aead;
+
 /* prototypes */
 int nx_crypto_ctx_aes_ccm_init(struct crypto_aead *tfm);
 int nx_crypto_ctx_aes_gcm_init(struct crypto_aead *tfm);