diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
index ee5c8fe2a324..94f062818e0c 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
-#include <linux/vfio.h>
 #include <linux/vgaarb.h>
 #include <linux/nospec.h>
 #include <linux/sched/mm.h>
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.h b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.h
index 2ceaa6e4ca25..17ad048752b6 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.h
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
+#include <linux/vfio.h>
 #include <linux/irqbypass.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/uuid.h>