diff --git a/include/linux/ata.h b/include/linux/ata.h
index 6e67aded28f8..1b44f40c7700 100644
--- a/include/linux/ata.h
+++ b/include/linux/ata.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_ATA_H__
 #define __LINUX_ATA_H__
 
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/bits.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>