diff --git a/include/linux/refcount.h b/include/linux/refcount.h
index 0e8cfb2ce91e..0023fee4bbbc 100644
--- a/include/linux/refcount.h
+++ b/include/linux/refcount.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
 
 typedef struct refcount_struct {
 	atomic_t refs;