diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/smp-ops.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/smp-ops.h
index 43c207e72a63..64ffc0290b84 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/smp-ops.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/smp-ops.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 #include <linux/cpumask.h>
 
+struct task_struct;
+
 struct plat_smp_ops {
 	void (*send_ipi_single)(int cpu, unsigned int action);
 	void (*send_ipi_mask)(cpumask_t mask, unsigned int action);