diff --git a/drivers/net/stmmac/stmmac.h b/drivers/net/stmmac/stmmac.h
index 5f06c4706abe..2b076b313622 100644
--- a/drivers/net/stmmac/stmmac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/stmmac/stmmac.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 *******************************************************************************/
 
 #define DRV_MODULE_VERSION	"Nov_2010"
-#include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/stmmac.h>
 
 #include "common.h"
diff --git a/include/linux/stmmac.h b/include/linux/stmmac.h
index f29197a4b227..9529e49b0385 100644
--- a/include/linux/stmmac.h
+++ b/include/linux/stmmac.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #ifndef __STMMAC_PLATFORM_DATA
 #define __STMMAC_PLATFORM_DATA
 
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+
 /* platform data for platform device structure's platform_data field */
 
 /* Private data for the STM on-board ethernet driver */