diff --git a/include/linux/llist.h b/include/linux/llist.h
index 24f207b0190b..85bda2d02d65 100644
--- a/include/linux/llist.h
+++ b/include/linux/llist.h
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/container_of.h>
+#include <linux/stddef.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
 
 struct llist_head {
 	struct llist_node *first;