diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.h
index df76493faa75..3d046b81e507 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_txrx.h
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include <net/tcp.h>
 #include <net/netdev_queues.h>
 
+#include "virtchnl2_lan_desc.h"
+
 #define IDPF_LARGE_MAX_Q			256
 #define IDPF_MAX_Q				16
 #define IDPF_MIN_Q				2
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/virtchnl2.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/virtchnl2.h
index 4a3c4454d25a..29419211b3d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/virtchnl2.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/virtchnl2.h
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #ifndef _VIRTCHNL2_H_
 #define _VIRTCHNL2_H_
 
+#include <linux/if_ether.h>
+
 /* All opcodes associated with virtchnl2 are prefixed with virtchnl2 or
  * VIRTCHNL2. Any future opcodes, offloads/capabilities, structures,
  * and defines must be prefixed with virtchnl2 or VIRTCHNL2 to avoid confusion.
@@ -17,8 +19,6 @@
  * must remain unchanged over time, so we specify explicit values for all enums.
  */
 
-#include "virtchnl2_lan_desc.h"
-
 /* This macro is used to generate compilation errors if a structure
  * is not exactly the correct length.
  */