diff --git a/include/linux/decompress/mm.h b/include/linux/decompress/mm.h
index a31e9820710a..4cb72b920c74 100644
--- a/include/linux/decompress/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/decompress/mm.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ static void free(void *where)
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 
 /* Use defines rather than static inline in order to avoid spurious
diff --git a/lib/decompress_bunzip2.c b/lib/decompress_bunzip2.c
index e805087f5561..a7b80c1d6a0d 100644
--- a/lib/decompress_bunzip2.c
+++ b/lib/decompress_bunzip2.c
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 #define PREBOOT
 #else
 #include <linux/decompress/bunzip2.h>
-#include <linux/slab.h>
 #endif /* STATIC */
 
 #include <linux/decompress/mm.h>
diff --git a/lib/decompress_inflate.c b/lib/decompress_inflate.c
index 9a7f5dfc0ed7..b5fe1d1d5f05 100644
--- a/lib/decompress_inflate.c
+++ b/lib/decompress_inflate.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include "zlib_inflate/inflate.h"
 
 #include "zlib_inflate/infutil.h"
-#include <linux/slab.h>
 
 #endif /* STATIC */
 
diff --git a/lib/decompress_unlzma.c b/lib/decompress_unlzma.c
index 2787dc560e4b..946b83be3bcc 100644
--- a/lib/decompress_unlzma.c
+++ b/lib/decompress_unlzma.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #define PREBOOT
 #else
 #include <linux/decompress/unlzma.h>
-#include <linux/slab.h>
 #endif /* STATIC */
 
 #include <linux/decompress/mm.h>
diff --git a/lib/decompress_unlzo.c b/lib/decompress_unlzo.c
index df3e98f945a6..6e56d547ba32 100644
--- a/lib/decompress_unlzo.c
+++ b/lib/decompress_unlzo.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #ifdef STATIC
 #include "lzo/lzo1x_decompress.c"
 #else
-#include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/decompress/unlzo.h>
 #endif