diff --git a/include/linux/dmapool.h b/include/linux/dmapool.h
index 022e34fcbd1b..52456aa566a0 100644
--- a/include/linux/dmapool.h
+++ b/include/linux/dmapool.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/scatterlist.h>
 
+struct device;
+
 struct dma_pool *dma_pool_create(const char *name, struct device *dev, 
 			size_t size, size_t align, size_t allocation);