diff --git a/sys/netlink/netlink_generic.c b/sys/netlink/netlink_generic.c
index ffb9f8bcfb8..5d074640ad6 100644
--- a/sys/netlink/netlink_generic.c
+++ b/sys/netlink/netlink_generic.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/ck.h>
+#include <sys/epoch.h>
 #include <sys/kernel.h>
 #include <sys/lock.h>
 #include <sys/malloc.h>
@@ -38,7 +39,6 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
 #include <netlink/netlink.h>
 #include <netlink/netlink_ctl.h>
-#include <netlink/netlink_var.h>
 #include <netlink/netlink_generic.h>
 
 #define	DEBUG_MOD_NAME	nl_generic
diff --git a/sys/netlink/netlink_route.c b/sys/netlink/netlink_route.c
index 5fdd1283e4a..cc1a0cc6db8 100644
--- a/sys/netlink/netlink_route.c
+++ b/sys/netlink/netlink_route.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/ck.h>
+#include <sys/epoch.h>
 #include <sys/kernel.h>
 #include <sys/malloc.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <net/route/route_ctl.h>
 #include <netlink/netlink.h>
 #include <netlink/netlink_ctl.h>
-#include <netlink/netlink_var.h>
 #include <netlink/netlink_route.h>
 #include <netlink/route/route_var.h>
 
diff --git a/sys/netlink/route/nexthop.c b/sys/netlink/route/nexthop.c
index 64f46ad035f..cd184a635eb 100644
--- a/sys/netlink/route/nexthop.c
+++ b/sys/netlink/route/nexthop.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include "opt_route.h"
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/ck.h>
+#include <sys/epoch.h>
 #include <sys/kernel.h>
 #include <sys/malloc.h>
 #include <sys/rmlock.h>
@@ -47,7 +48,6 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <netinet6/scope6_var.h>
 #include <netlink/netlink.h>
 #include <netlink/netlink_ctl.h>
-#include <netlink/netlink_var.h>
 #include <netlink/netlink_route.h>
 #include <netlink/route/route_var.h>