diff --git a/block/bfq-cgroup.c b/block/bfq-cgroup.c
index 85b8e1c3a762..882ec4bc51ad 100644
--- a/block/bfq-cgroup.c
+++ b/block/bfq-cgroup.c
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/cgroup.h>
-#include <linux/elevator.h>
 #include <linux/ktime.h>
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
 #include <linux/ioprio.h>
 #include <linux/sbitmap.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 
+#include "elevator.h"
 #include "bfq-iosched.h"
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BFQ_CGROUP_DEBUG
diff --git a/block/bfq-iosched.c b/block/bfq-iosched.c
index 480e1a134859..b5ef23f63d51 100644
--- a/block/bfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/bfq-iosched.c
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/cgroup.h>
-#include <linux/elevator.h>
 #include <linux/ktime.h>
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
 #include <linux/ioprio.h>
@@ -127,6 +126,7 @@
 
 #include <trace/events/block.h>
 
+#include "elevator.h"
 #include "blk.h"
 #include "blk-mq.h"
 #include "blk-mq-tag.h"
diff --git a/block/blk-mq-sched.h b/block/blk-mq-sched.h
index 5246ae040704..5181487db792 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq-sched.h
+++ b/block/blk-mq-sched.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #ifndef BLK_MQ_SCHED_H
 #define BLK_MQ_SCHED_H
 
+#include "elevator.h"
 #include "blk-mq.h"
 #include "blk-mq-tag.h"
 
diff --git a/block/blk-mq-tag.h b/block/blk-mq-tag.h
index 8ed55af08427..f0a0ee758a55 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq-tag.h
+++ b/block/blk-mq-tag.h
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #ifndef INT_BLK_MQ_TAG_H
 #define INT_BLK_MQ_TAG_H
 
+struct blk_mq_alloc_data;
+
 /*
  * Tag address space map.
  */
diff --git a/block/blk.h b/block/blk.h
index 6c3c00a8fe19..f24569980905 100644
--- a/block/blk.h
+++ b/block/blk.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #include "blk-mq.h"
 #include "blk-mq-sched.h"
 
+struct elevator_type;
+
 /* Max future timer expiry for timeouts */
 #define BLK_MAX_TIMEOUT		(5 * HZ)
 
diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index ff45d8388f48..57be09cd7f6d 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
-#include <linux/elevator.h>
 #include <linux/bio.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@
 
 #include <trace/events/block.h>
 
+#include "elevator.h"
 #include "blk.h"
 #include "blk-mq-sched.h"
 #include "blk-pm.h"
diff --git a/include/linux/elevator.h b/block/elevator.h
similarity index 93%
rename from include/linux/elevator.h
rename to block/elevator.h
index 80633f3b600c..16cd8bdedb7e 100644
--- a/include/linux/elevator.h
+++ b/block/elevator.h
@@ -1,17 +1,13 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-#ifndef _LINUX_ELEVATOR_H
-#define _LINUX_ELEVATOR_H
+#ifndef _ELEVATOR_H
+#define _ELEVATOR_H
 
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
 #include <linux/hashtable.h>
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
-
 struct io_cq;
 struct elevator_type;
-#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEBUG_FS
 struct blk_mq_debugfs_attr;
-#endif
 
 /*
  * Return values from elevator merger
@@ -167,14 +163,4 @@ extern struct request *elv_rb_find(struct rb_root *, sector_t);
 #define rq_entry_fifo(ptr)	list_entry((ptr), struct request, queuelist)
 #define rq_fifo_clear(rq)	list_del_init(&(rq)->queuelist)
 
-/*
- * Elevator features.
- */
-
-/* Supports zoned block devices sequential write constraint */
-#define ELEVATOR_F_ZBD_SEQ_WRITE	(1U << 0)
-/* Supports scheduling on multiple hardware queues */
-#define ELEVATOR_F_MQ_AWARE		(1U << 1)
-
-#endif /* CONFIG_BLOCK */
-#endif
+#endif /* _ELEVATOR_H */
diff --git a/block/kyber-iosched.c b/block/kyber-iosched.c
index a0ffbabfac2c..53dafc4bcd72 100644
--- a/block/kyber-iosched.c
+++ b/block/kyber-iosched.c
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/blk-mq.h>
-#include <linux/elevator.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/sbitmap.h>
 
 #include <trace/events/block.h>
 
+#include "elevator.h"
 #include "blk.h"
 #include "blk-mq.h"
 #include "blk-mq-debugfs.h"
diff --git a/block/mq-deadline.c b/block/mq-deadline.c
index 7f3c3932b723..47f042fa6a68 100644
--- a/block/mq-deadline.c
+++ b/block/mq-deadline.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/blk-mq.h>
-#include <linux/elevator.h>
 #include <linux/bio.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include <trace/events/block.h>
 
+#include "elevator.h"
 #include "blk.h"
 #include "blk-mq.h"
 #include "blk-mq-debugfs.h"
diff --git a/drivers/block/amiflop.c b/drivers/block/amiflop.c
index 8b1714021498..b892e5185d6f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/amiflop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/amiflop.c
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/blk-mq.h>
-#include <linux/elevator.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
index befeb7c34290..337e6ed24821 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
  *******************************************************************/
 
 #include <scsi/scsi_host.h>
+#include <linux/hashtable.h>
 #include <linux/ktime.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 4bcbb1ae2d66..d815238f61ed 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -251,8 +251,6 @@ static inline unsigned short req_get_ioprio(struct request *req)
 	return req->ioprio;
 }
 
-#include <linux/elevator.h>
-
 struct bio_vec;
 
 enum blk_eh_timer_return {
@@ -1124,6 +1122,15 @@ extern void blk_queue_dma_alignment(struct request_queue *, int);
 extern void blk_queue_update_dma_alignment(struct request_queue *, int);
 extern void blk_queue_rq_timeout(struct request_queue *, unsigned int);
 extern void blk_queue_write_cache(struct request_queue *q, bool enabled, bool fua);
+
+/*
+ * Elevator features for blk_queue_required_elevator_features:
+ */
+/* Supports zoned block devices sequential write constraint */
+#define ELEVATOR_F_ZBD_SEQ_WRITE	(1U << 0)
+/* Supports scheduling on multiple hardware queues */
+#define ELEVATOR_F_MQ_AWARE		(1U << 1)
+
 extern void blk_queue_required_elevator_features(struct request_queue *q,
 						 unsigned int features);
 extern bool blk_queue_can_use_dma_map_merging(struct request_queue *q,
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 3c4054a95545..4162d7f3179f 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/pti.h>
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
-#include <linux/elevator.h>
 #include <linux/sched/clock.h>
 #include <linux/sched/task.h>
 #include <linux/sched/task_stack.h>