diff --git a/include/linux/namei.h b/include/linux/namei.h
index 307b1b31d37f..1cd15dad2469 100644
--- a/include/linux/namei.h
+++ b/include/linux/namei.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/dcache.h>
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
+#include <linux/path.h>
 
 struct vfsmount;
 
@@ -29,11 +30,6 @@ struct nameidata {
 	} intent;
 };
 
-struct path {
-	struct vfsmount *mnt;
-	struct dentry *dentry;
-};
-
 /*
  * Type of the last component on LOOKUP_PARENT
  */
diff --git a/include/linux/path.h b/include/linux/path.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cbebdc5c9a60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/path.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#ifndef _LINUX_PATH_H
+#define _LINUX_PATH_H
+
+struct dentry;
+struct vfsmount;
+
+struct path {
+	struct vfsmount *mnt;
+	struct dentry *dentry;
+};
+
+#endif  /* _LINUX_PATH_H */