diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/string.c b/arch/x86/boot/string.c
index 315a67b8896b..90154df8f125 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/string.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/string.c
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/limits.h>
 #include <asm/asm.h>
 #include "ctype.h"
 #include "string.h"