diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h
index 267f2e0a21ce..1c3d2bc5c3f7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #ifndef _I40E_ADMINQ_H_
 #define _I40E_ADMINQ_H_
 
+#include "i40e_alloc.h"
 #include "i40e_osdep.h"
 #include "i40e_adminq_cmd.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_alloc.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_alloc.h
index 4b2d8da048c6..e0dde326255d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_alloc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_alloc.h
@@ -4,8 +4,22 @@
 #ifndef _I40E_ALLOC_H_
 #define _I40E_ALLOC_H_
 
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
 struct i40e_hw;
 
+/* memory allocation tracking */
+struct i40e_dma_mem {
+	void *va;
+	dma_addr_t pa;
+	u32 size;
+};
+
+struct i40e_virt_mem {
+	void *va;
+	u32 size;
+};
+
 /* prototype for functions used for dynamic memory allocation */
 int i40e_allocate_dma_mem(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 			  struct i40e_dma_mem *mem,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_osdep.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_osdep.h
index 70cac3bb31ec..fd18895cfb56 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_osdep.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_osdep.h
@@ -29,18 +29,6 @@ struct device *i40e_hw_to_dev(struct i40e_hw *hw);
 #define rd64(a, reg)		readq((a)->hw_addr + (reg))
 #define i40e_flush(a)		readl((a)->hw_addr + I40E_GLGEN_STAT)
 
-/* memory allocation tracking */
-struct i40e_dma_mem {
-	void *va;
-	dma_addr_t pa;
-	u32 size;
-};
-
-struct i40e_virt_mem {
-	void *va;
-	u32 size;
-};
-
 #define i40e_debug(h, m, s, ...)				\
 do {								\
 	if (((m) & (h)->debug_mask))				\