diff --git a/include/linux/rbtree.h b/include/linux/rbtree.h
index 235047d7a1b5..f7edca369eda 100644
--- a/include/linux/rbtree.h
+++ b/include/linux/rbtree.h
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 #ifndef	_LINUX_RBTREE_H
 #define	_LINUX_RBTREE_H
 
+#include <linux/container_of.h>
 #include <linux/rbtree_types.h>
 
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>