diff --git a/include/linux/vfs_compat.h b/include/linux/vfs_compat.h
index e8f8448410..40832d9ddd 100644
--- a/include/linux/vfs_compat.h
+++ b/include/linux/vfs_compat.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #define	_ZFS_VFS_H
 
 #include <sys/taskq.h>
+#include <linux/backing-dev.h>
 
 /*
  * 2.6.28 API change,