diff --git a/include/rdma/rdma_counter.h b/include/rdma/rdma_counter.h
index 68827700ba95..eb99856e8b30 100644
--- a/include/rdma/rdma_counter.h
+++ b/include/rdma/rdma_counter.h
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/pid_namespace.h>
 
-#include <rdma/ib_verbs.h>
 #include <rdma/restrack.h>
 #include <rdma/rdma_netlink.h>
 
+struct ib_device;
 struct ib_qp;
 
 struct auto_mode_param {
diff --git a/include/rdma/restrack.h b/include/rdma/restrack.h
index 4041a4d96524..b0fc6b26bdf5 100644
--- a/include/rdma/restrack.h
+++ b/include/rdma/restrack.h
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 #include <uapi/rdma/rdma_netlink.h>
 #include <linux/xarray.h>
 
+struct ib_device;
+struct sk_buff;
+
 /**
  * enum rdma_restrack_type - HW objects to track
  */
@@ -52,8 +55,6 @@ enum rdma_restrack_type {
 	RDMA_RESTRACK_MAX
 };
 
-struct ib_device;
-
 /**
  * struct rdma_restrack_entry - metadata per-entry
  */