diff --git a/block/blk-merge.c b/block/blk-merge.c
index 13b31fb9bcd8..25c9121c7ca8 100644
--- a/block/blk-merge.c
+++ b/block/blk-merge.c
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 #include <linux/bio.h>
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/scatterlist.h>
+#ifndef __GENKSYMS__
 #include <linux/blk-cgroup.h>
+#endif
 
 #include <trace/events/block.h>
 
diff --git a/include/linux/blk-cgroup.h b/include/linux/blk-cgroup.h
index 46139c0f510f..052c5a197030 100644
--- a/include/linux/blk-cgroup.h
+++ b/include/linux/blk-cgroup.h
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
+#ifndef __GENKSYMS__
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
+#endif
 
 /* percpu_counter batch for blkg_[rw]stats, per-cpu drift doesn't matter */
 #define BLKG_STAT_CPU_BATCH	(INT_MAX / 2)