diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/ssp_accel_sensor.c b/drivers/iio/accel/ssp_accel_sensor.c
index 31db00970fa0..6b54008e29c7 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/ssp_accel_sensor.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/ssp_accel_sensor.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/iio/common/ssp_sensors.h>
 #include <linux/iio/iio.h>
+#include <linux/iio/buffer.h>
 #include <linux/iio/kfifo_buf.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ina2xx-adc.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ina2xx-adc.c
index 59b7d76e1ad2..3263231276ca 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ina2xx-adc.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ina2xx-adc.c
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
+#include <linux/iio/iio.h>
+#include <linux/iio/buffer.h>
 #include <linux/iio/kfifo_buf.h>
 #include <linux/iio/sysfs.h>
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
diff --git a/drivers/iio/buffer/kfifo_buf.c b/drivers/iio/buffer/kfifo_buf.c
index c5b999f0c519..c035ed1d5ee1 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/buffer/kfifo_buf.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/buffer/kfifo_buf.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/kfifo.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/iio/buffer.h>
 #include <linux/iio/kfifo_buf.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/poll.h>
diff --git a/drivers/iio/common/ssp_sensors/ssp_iio.c b/drivers/iio/common/ssp_sensors/ssp_iio.c
index a3ae165f8d9f..645f2e3975db 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/common/ssp_sensors/ssp_iio.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/common/ssp_sensors/ssp_iio.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/iio/common/ssp_sensors.h>
+#include <linux/iio/buffer.h>
 #include <linux/iio/kfifo_buf.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
diff --git a/drivers/iio/dummy/iio_simple_dummy_buffer.c b/drivers/iio/dummy/iio_simple_dummy_buffer.c
index b383892a5193..26bddb2464b7 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/dummy/iio_simple_dummy_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/dummy/iio_simple_dummy_buffer.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/iio/iio.h>
 #include <linux/iio/trigger_consumer.h>
+#include <linux/iio/buffer.h>
 #include <linux/iio/kfifo_buf.h>
 
 #include "iio_simple_dummy.h"
diff --git a/drivers/iio/gyro/ssp_gyro_sensor.c b/drivers/iio/gyro/ssp_gyro_sensor.c
index 1f25f406c545..33a7f0a94ce5 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/gyro/ssp_gyro_sensor.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/gyro/ssp_gyro_sensor.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/iio/common/ssp_sensors.h>
 #include <linux/iio/iio.h>
+#include <linux/iio/buffer.h>
 #include <linux/iio/kfifo_buf.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7758_ring.c b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7758_ring.c
index 57c213dfadcc..6d7444d6e880 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7758_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7758_ring.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
 
 #include <linux/iio/iio.h>
+#include <linux/iio/buffer.h>
 #include <linux/iio/kfifo_buf.h>
 #include <linux/iio/trigger_consumer.h>
 #include "ade7758.h"
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/kfifo_buf.h b/include/linux/iio/kfifo_buf.h
index 1683bc710d14..027cfa9c3703 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/kfifo_buf.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/kfifo_buf.h
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_IIO_KFIFO_BUF_H__
 #define __LINUX_IIO_KFIFO_BUF_H__
 
-#include <linux/kfifo.h>
-#include <linux/iio/iio.h>
-#include <linux/iio/buffer.h>
+struct iio_buffer;
+struct device;
 
 struct iio_buffer *iio_kfifo_allocate(void);
 void iio_kfifo_free(struct iio_buffer *r);