diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion_dma_buf.c b/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion_dma_buf.c
index 9cb38d519c10..284abb58a719 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion_dma_buf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion_dma_buf.c
@@ -45,12 +45,6 @@ static void free_duped_table(struct sg_table *table)
 	kfree(table);
 }
 
-struct ion_dma_buf_attachment {
-	struct device *dev;
-	struct sg_table *table;
-	struct list_head list;
-};
-
 static int ion_dma_buf_attach(struct dma_buf *dmabuf,
 			      struct dma_buf_attachment *attachment)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/ion.h b/include/linux/ion.h
index fa86bcce6e8f..088705119b16 100644
--- a/include/linux/ion.h
+++ b/include/linux/ion.h
@@ -144,6 +144,18 @@ struct ion_heap {
 
 #define ion_device_add_heap(heap) __ion_device_add_heap(heap, THIS_MODULE)
 
+/**
+ * struct ion_dma_buf_attachment - hold device-table attachment data for buffer
+ * @dev:	device attached to the buffer.
+ * @table:	cached mapping.
+ * @list:	list of ion_dma_buf_attachment.
+ */
+struct ion_dma_buf_attachment {
+	struct device *dev;
+	struct sg_table *table;
+	struct list_head list;
+};
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_ION
 
 /**