diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/card.h b/include/linux/mmc/card.h
index 00449e51838a..ca64f5b67983 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/card.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/card.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #define LINUX_MMC_CARD_H
 
 #include <linux/device.h>
-#include <linux/mmc/core.h>
 #include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
 
 struct mmc_cid {
@@ -206,7 +205,6 @@ struct sdio_cis {
 };
 
 struct mmc_host;
-struct mmc_ios;
 struct sdio_func;
 struct sdio_func_tuple;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/core.h b/include/linux/mmc/core.h
index e33cc748dcfe..64e2ddf33f38 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/core.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/core.h
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@
 #ifndef LINUX_MMC_CORE_H
 #define LINUX_MMC_CORE_H
 
-#include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/completion.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
 
-struct request;
 struct mmc_data;
 struct mmc_request;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/host.h b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
index 8bc884121465..8d38c76b06d6 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/host.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
@@ -10,16 +10,12 @@
 #ifndef LINUX_MMC_HOST_H
 #define LINUX_MMC_HOST_H
 
-#include <linux/leds.h>
-#include <linux/mutex.h>
-#include <linux/timer.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/fault-inject.h>
 
 #include <linux/mmc/core.h>
 #include <linux/mmc/card.h>
-#include <linux/mmc/mmc.h>
 #include <linux/mmc/pm.h>
 
 struct mmc_ios {
@@ -82,6 +78,8 @@ struct mmc_ios {
 	bool enhanced_strobe;			/* hs400es selection */
 };
 
+struct mmc_host;
+
 struct mmc_host_ops {
 	/*
 	 * It is optional for the host to implement pre_req and post_req in
@@ -162,9 +160,6 @@ struct mmc_host_ops {
 				  unsigned int direction, int blk_size);
 };
 
-struct mmc_card;
-struct device;
-
 struct mmc_async_req {
 	/* active mmc request */
 	struct mmc_request	*mrq;
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/mmc.h b/include/linux/mmc/mmc.h
index a0740829ff00..261772e3effe 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/mmc.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/mmc.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #ifndef LINUX_MMC_MMC_H
 #define LINUX_MMC_MMC_H
 
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
 /* Standard MMC commands (4.1)           type  argument     response */
    /* class 1 */
 #define MMC_GO_IDLE_STATE         0   /* bc                          */
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/slot-gpio.h b/include/linux/mmc/slot-gpio.h
index a7972cd3bc14..82f0d289f110 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/slot-gpio.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/slot-gpio.h
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 #ifndef MMC_SLOT_GPIO_H
 #define MMC_SLOT_GPIO_H
 
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/irqreturn.h>
+
 struct mmc_host;
 
 int mmc_gpio_get_ro(struct mmc_host *host);