diff --git a/net/sunrpc/sched.c b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
index 8f459abe97cf..cef74ba0666c 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/sched.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 #include <linux/sunrpc/clnt.h>
 
+#include "sunrpc.h"
+
 #ifdef RPC_DEBUG
 #define RPCDBG_FACILITY		RPCDBG_SCHED
 #define RPC_TASK_MAGIC_ID	0xf00baa
@@ -711,11 +713,6 @@ static void rpc_async_schedule(struct work_struct *work)
 	__rpc_execute(container_of(work, struct rpc_task, u.tk_work));
 }
 
-struct rpc_buffer {
-	size_t	len;
-	char	data[];
-};
-
 /**
  * rpc_malloc - allocate an RPC buffer
  * @task: RPC task that will use this buffer
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/sunrpc.h b/net/sunrpc/sunrpc.h
index 5d9dd742264b..13171e63f51b 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/sunrpc.h
+++ b/net/sunrpc/sunrpc.h
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #ifndef _NET_SUNRPC_SUNRPC_H
 #define _NET_SUNRPC_SUNRPC_H
 
+#include <linux/net.h>
+
+/*
+ * Header for dynamically allocated rpc buffers.
+ */
+struct rpc_buffer {
+	size_t	len;
+	char	data[];
+};
+
 static inline int rpc_reply_expected(struct rpc_task *task)
 {
 	return (task->tk_msg.rpc_proc != NULL) &&