diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-msm.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-msm.c
index e563bbc5cefc..b6eb88cf124f 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-msm.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-msm.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/irqchip/chained_irq.h>
-#include <linux/of_irq.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 
 #include "core.h"
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-msm.h b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-msm.h
index 206e782e2daa..8fbe9fb19f36 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-msm.h
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-msm.h
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@
 #ifndef __PINCTRL_MSM_H__
 #define __PINCTRL_MSM_H__
 
-#include <linux/pinctrl/pinctrl.h>
-#include <linux/pinctrl/pinmux.h>
-#include <linux/pinctrl/pinconf.h>
-#include <linux/pinctrl/machine.h>
+struct pinctrl_pin_desc;
 
 /**
  * struct msm_function - a pinmux function
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-msm8x74.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-msm8x74.c
index 9aeeb384ddf7..dde5529807aa 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-msm8x74.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-msm8x74.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/pinctrl/pinctrl.h>
-#include <linux/pinctrl/pinmux.h>
 
 #include "pinctrl-msm.h"