diff --git a/libsysfs/sysfs.h b/libsysfs/sysfs.h
index 49c9285bc37..1b800ddcd23 100644
--- a/libsysfs/sysfs.h
+++ b/libsysfs/sysfs.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include "dlist.h"
 
 /* Debugging */
 #ifdef DEBUG
diff --git a/libsysfs/sysfs/libsysfs.h b/libsysfs/sysfs/libsysfs.h
index 10faab92aa3..f3d2dd4d168 100644
--- a/libsysfs/sysfs/libsysfs.h
+++ b/libsysfs/sysfs/libsysfs.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #define _LIBSYSFS_H_
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
-#include "dlist.h"
 
 /*
  * Generic #defines go here..
@@ -47,6 +46,8 @@
 #define SYSFS_METHOD_SHOW	0x01	/* attr can be read by user */
 #define SYSFS_METHOD_STORE	0x02	/* attr can be changed by user */
 
+struct dlist;
+
 struct sysfs_attribute {
 	unsigned char *value;
 	unsigned short len;		/* value length */