diff --git a/include/drm/drmP.h b/include/drm/drmP.h
index 43538b6..6bb4e62 100644
--- a/include/drm/drmP.h
+++ b/include/drm/drmP.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
  * can build the DRM (part of PI DRI). 4/21/2000 S + B */
 #include <asm/current.h>
 #endif				/* __alpha__ */
-#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/miscdevice.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
@@ -80,6 +79,8 @@
 #define __OS_HAS_AGP (defined(CONFIG_AGP) || (defined(CONFIG_AGP_MODULE) && defined(MODULE)))
 #define __OS_HAS_MTRR (defined(CONFIG_MTRR))
 
+struct module;
+
 struct drm_file;
 struct drm_device;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 7fbaa91..d750a3a 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/mempool.h>
 #include <linux/bio.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/stringify.h>
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
 #include <linux/bsg.h>
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/scatterlist.h>
 
+struct module;
 struct scsi_ioctl_command;
 
 struct request_queue;
diff --git a/include/linux/cpuidle.h b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
index b51629e..583baf2 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuidle.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/kobject.h>
 #include <linux/completion.h>
 
@@ -21,6 +20,8 @@
 #define CPUIDLE_NAME_LEN	16
 #define CPUIDLE_DESC_LEN	32
 
+struct module;
+
 struct cpuidle_device;
 
 
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 61f29f6..8ff7dc8 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/lockdep.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/pm.h>
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <asm/device.h>
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 struct device_private;
 struct device_driver;
 struct driver_private;
+struct module;
 struct class;
 struct subsys_private;
 struct bus_type;
diff --git a/include/linux/firmware.h b/include/linux/firmware.h
index 21b3e75..1e7c011 100644
--- a/include/linux/firmware.h
+++ b/include/linux/firmware.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_FIRMWARE_H
 #define _LINUX_FIRMWARE_H
 
-#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@
 	struct page **pages;
 };
 
+struct module;
 struct device;
 
 struct builtin_fw {
diff --git a/include/linux/ftrace.h b/include/linux/ftrace.h
index f0c0e8a..26eafce 100644
--- a/include/linux/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ftrace.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include <linux/kallsyms.h>
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/ktime.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/ftrace.h>
 
+struct module;
 struct ftrace_hash;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
diff --git a/include/linux/i2c.h b/include/linux/i2c.h
index 1be303b..a81bf6d 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
-#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>	/* for struct device */
 #include <linux/sched.h>	/* for completion */
@@ -49,6 +48,8 @@
 union i2c_smbus_data;
 struct i2c_board_info;
 
+struct module;
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_I2C) || defined(CONFIG_I2C_MODULE)
 /*
  * The master routines are the ones normally used to transmit data to devices
diff --git a/include/linux/ipmi.h b/include/linux/ipmi.h
index ca85cf8..bbd156b 100644
--- a/include/linux/ipmi.h
+++ b/include/linux/ipmi.h
@@ -220,10 +220,11 @@
  * The in-kernel interface.
  */
 #include <linux/list.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 
+struct module;
+
 /* Opaque type for a IPMI message user.  One of these is needed to
    send and receive messages. */
 typedef struct ipmi_user *ipmi_user_t;
diff --git a/include/linux/ipmi_smi.h b/include/linux/ipmi_smi.h
index 204f9cd..3ef0d8b 100644
--- a/include/linux/ipmi_smi.h
+++ b/include/linux/ipmi_smi.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/ipmi_msgdefs.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/ipmi.h>
diff --git a/include/linux/mdio-bitbang.h b/include/linux/mdio-bitbang.h
index 8ea9a42..0fe00cd 100644
--- a/include/linux/mdio-bitbang.h
+++ b/include/linux/mdio-bitbang.h
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 #define __LINUX_MDIO_BITBANG_H
 
 #include <linux/phy.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
+
+struct module;
 
 struct mdiobb_ctrl;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
index 2541fb8..37be05b 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #define __MTD_MTD_H__
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/uio.h>
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
@@ -125,6 +124,8 @@
 	struct nand_oobfree oobfree[MTD_MAX_OOBFREE_ENTRIES_LARGE];
 };
 
+struct module;	/* only needed for owner field in mtd_info */
+
 struct mtd_info {
 	u_char type;
 	uint32_t flags;
diff --git a/include/linux/regmap.h b/include/linux/regmap.h
index 3daac2d..690276a 100644
--- a/include/linux/regmap.h
+++ b/include/linux/regmap.h
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
 
+struct module;
 struct i2c_client;
 struct spi_device;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h
index 7ad9751..8620f79 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 #define SUNRPC_SVC_XPRT_H
 
 #include <linux/sunrpc/svc.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
+
+struct module;
 
 struct svc_xprt_ops {
 	struct svc_xprt	*(*xpo_create)(struct svc_serv *,
diff --git a/include/linux/textsearch.h b/include/linux/textsearch.h
index d9a85d6..cfaee86 100644
--- a/include/linux/textsearch.h
+++ b/include/linux/textsearch.h
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
+struct module;
+
 struct ts_config;
 
 #define TS_AUTOLOAD	1 /* Automatically load textsearch modules when needed */
diff --git a/include/linux/uio_driver.h b/include/linux/uio_driver.h
index 7389818..1ad4724 100644
--- a/include/linux/uio_driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/uio_driver.h
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 #ifndef _UIO_DRIVER_H_
 #define _UIO_DRIVER_H_
 
-#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 
+struct module;
 struct uio_map;
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/linux/vlynq.h b/include/linux/vlynq.h
index 8f6a958..017d4a5 100644
--- a/include/linux/vlynq.h
+++ b/include/linux/vlynq.h
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@
 #define __VLYNQ_H__
 
 #include <linux/device.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
+struct module;
+
 #define VLYNQ_NUM_IRQS 32
 
 struct vlynq_mapping {
diff --git a/include/media/saa7146.h b/include/media/saa7146.h
index 7982714..6e84cde 100644
--- a/include/media/saa7146.h
+++ b/include/media/saa7146.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef __SAA7146__
 #define __SAA7146__
 
-#include <linux/module.h>	/* for module-version */
 #include <linux/delay.h>	/* for delay-stuff */
 #include <linux/slab.h>		/* for kmalloc/kfree */
 #include <linux/pci.h>		/* for pci-config-stuff, vendor ids etc. */
@@ -47,6 +46,8 @@
 #define SAA7146_ISR_CLEAR(x,y) \
 	saa7146_write(x, ISR, (y));
 
+struct module;
+
 struct saa7146_dev;
 struct saa7146_extension;
 struct saa7146_vv;
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-int-device.h b/include/media/v4l2-int-device.h
index fbf5855..e6aa231 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-int-device.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-int-device.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #ifndef V4L2_INT_DEVICE_H
 #define V4L2_INT_DEVICE_H
 
-#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-common.h>
 
 #define V4L2NAMESIZE 32
@@ -41,6 +40,8 @@
 	v4l2_int_type_slave
 };
 
+struct module;
+
 struct v4l2_int_device;
 
 struct v4l2_int_master {
diff --git a/include/net/lib80211.h b/include/net/lib80211.h
index 2ec896b..d178c26 100644
--- a/include/net/lib80211.h
+++ b/include/net/lib80211.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/if.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
@@ -42,6 +41,8 @@
 	IEEE80211_CRYPTO_TKIP_COUNTERMEASURES = (1 << 0),
 };
 
+struct module;
+
 struct lib80211_crypto_ops {
 	const char *name;
 	struct list_head list;
diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 5ac682f..beb1a91 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 #include <linux/list_nulls.h>
 #include <linux/timer.h>
 #include <linux/cache.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/lockdep.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>	/* struct sk_buff */
@@ -729,6 +728,7 @@
 struct timewait_sock_ops;
 struct inet_hashinfo;
 struct raw_hashinfo;
+struct module;
 
 /* Networking protocol blocks we attach to sockets.
  * socket layer -> transport layer interface
diff --git a/include/sound/core.h b/include/sound/core.h
index 1fa2407..a91d78e 100644
--- a/include/sound/core.h
+++ b/include/sound/core.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>		/* wake_up() */
 #include <linux/mutex.h>		/* struct mutex */
 #include <linux/rwsem.h>		/* struct rw_semaphore */
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI
 struct pci_dev;
 #endif
+struct module;
 
 /* device allocation stuff */
 
diff --git a/include/trace/events/module.h b/include/trace/events/module.h
index 21a546d..1619327 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/module.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/module.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Because linux/module.h has tracepoints in the header, and ftrace.h
- * eventually includes this file, define_trace.h includes linux/module.h
+ * used to include this file, define_trace.h includes linux/module.h
  * But we do not want the module.h to override the TRACE_SYSTEM macro
  * variable that define_trace.h is processing, so we only set it
  * when module events are being processed, which would happen when