diff --git a/include/net/flow.h b/include/net/flow.h
index 2f0da4f0318b..bb8651a6eaa7 100644
--- a/include/net/flow.h
+++ b/include/net/flow.h
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@
 #ifndef _NET_FLOW_H
 #define _NET_FLOW_H
 
-#include <linux/socket.h>
 #include <linux/in6.h>
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
-#include <net/flow_dissector.h>
+#include <linux/container_of.h>
 #include <linux/uidgid.h>
 
+struct flow_keys;
+
 /*
  * ifindex generation is per-net namespace, and loopback is
  * always the 1st device in ns (see net_dev_init), thus any