diff --git a/sys/include/vfs.h b/sys/include/vfs.h
index e0a96b0036..1c44cd75cd 100644
--- a/sys/include/vfs.h
+++ b/sys/include/vfs.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h> /* for off_t etc. */
 #include <sys/statvfs.h> /* for struct statvfs */
 
-#include "kernel_types.h"
+#include "sched.h"
 #include "clist.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus