diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/ipset/ip_set.h b/include/linux/netfilter/ipset/ip_set.h
index 46d9a0c26c67..10279c4830ac 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/ipset/ip_set.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/ipset/ip_set.h
@@ -124,8 +124,6 @@ struct ip_set_ext {
 	bool target;
 };
 
-struct ip_set;
-
 #define ext_timeout(e, s)	\
 ((unsigned long *)(((void *)(e)) + (s)->offset[IPSET_EXT_ID_TIMEOUT]))
 #define ext_counter(e, s)	\