diff --git a/include/sound/tas2781.h b/include/sound/tas2781.h
index 40cd3bd079b5..3875e92f1ec5 100644
--- a/include/sound/tas2781.h
+++ b/include/sound/tas2781.h
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 #ifndef __TAS2781_H__
 #define __TAS2781_H__
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SND_SOC_TAS2781_ACOUST_I2C
+#include <linux/debugfs.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "tas2781-dsp.h"
 
 /* version number */
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/tas2781-i2c.c b/sound/soc/codecs/tas2781-i2c.c
index c40d8f754d89..9f4d965a1335 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/tas2781-i2c.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/tas2781-i2c.c
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
 //
 
 #include <linux/crc8.h>
-#ifdef CONFIG_SND_SOC_TAS2781_ACOUST_I2C
-#include <linux/debugfs.h>
-#endif
 #include <linux/firmware.h>
 #include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/i2c.h>