diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_std_types_dmabuf.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_std_types_dmabuf.c
index dfdfcd1d1a44..4a7f8b6f9dc8 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_std_types_dmabuf.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_std_types_dmabuf.c
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include "rdma_core.h"
 #include "uverbs.h"
 
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS("DMA_BUF");
+
 static int uverbs_dmabuf_attach(struct dma_buf *dmabuf,
 				struct dma_buf_attachment *attachment)
 {