diff --git a/include/linux/nfs.h b/include/linux/nfs.h
index ca2ffa6ae1d5..54af92c1c70b 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs.h
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_NFS_H
 #define _LINUX_NFS_H
 
-#include <linux/sunrpc/msg_prot.h>
-#include <linux/string.h>
-
 #define NFS_PROGRAM	100003
 #define NFS_PORT	2049
 #define NFS_MAXDATA	8192
@@ -129,7 +126,10 @@ enum nfs_ftype {
 	NFFIFO = 8
 };
 
-#if defined(__KERNEL__)
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+#include <linux/sunrpc/msg_prot.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+
 /*
  * This is the kernel NFS client file handle representation
  */
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs4.h b/include/linux/nfs4.h
index 0c1c306cdaec..1059e6d69d3b 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs4.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs4.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #define _LINUX_NFS4_H
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/list.h>
 
 #define NFS4_VERIFIER_SIZE	8
 #define NFS4_FHSIZE		128
@@ -97,6 +96,9 @@ enum nfs4_acl_whotype {
 	NFS4_ACL_WHO_EVERYONE,
 };
 
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+#include <linux/list.h>
+
 struct nfs4_ace {
 	uint32_t	type;
 	uint32_t	flag;
@@ -345,8 +347,6 @@ enum lock_type4 {
 #define NFS4_MINOR_VERSION 0
 #define NFS4_DEBUG 1
 
-#ifdef __KERNEL__
-
 /* Index of predefined Linux client operations */
 
 enum {
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
index c71227dd4389..7e079f8ce18b 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
@@ -9,26 +9,6 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_NFS_FS_H
 #define _LINUX_NFS_FS_H
 
-#include <linux/config.h>
-#include <linux/in.h>
-#include <linux/mm.h>
-#include <linux/pagemap.h>
-#include <linux/rwsem.h>
-#include <linux/wait.h>
-
-#include <linux/nfs_fs_sb.h>
-
-#include <linux/sunrpc/debug.h>
-#include <linux/sunrpc/auth.h>
-#include <linux/sunrpc/clnt.h>
-
-#include <linux/nfs.h>
-#include <linux/nfs2.h>
-#include <linux/nfs3.h>
-#include <linux/nfs4.h>
-#include <linux/nfs_xdr.h>
-#include <linux/rwsem.h>
-#include <linux/mempool.h>
 
 /*
  * Enable debugging support for nfs client.
@@ -63,6 +43,25 @@
 #define FLUSH_NOCOMMIT		32	/* Don't send the NFSv3/v4 COMMIT */
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
+#include <linux/in.h>
+#include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/pagemap.h>
+#include <linux/rwsem.h>
+#include <linux/wait.h>
+
+#include <linux/nfs_fs_sb.h>
+
+#include <linux/sunrpc/debug.h>
+#include <linux/sunrpc/auth.h>
+#include <linux/sunrpc/clnt.h>
+
+#include <linux/nfs.h>
+#include <linux/nfs2.h>
+#include <linux/nfs3.h>
+#include <linux/nfs4.h>
+#include <linux/nfs_xdr.h>
+#include <linux/rwsem.h>
+#include <linux/mempool.h>
 
 /*
  * NFSv3/v4 Access mode cache entry