diff --git a/lib/coverage.h b/lib/coverage.h
index af0bdfe41..832c433ee 100644
--- a/lib/coverage.h
+++ b/lib/coverage.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
  * a useful debugging tool. */
 
 #include "ovs-thread.h"
-#include "vlog.h"
 #include "compiler.h"
 
 /* Makes coverage_run run every 5000 ms (5 seconds).
diff --git a/lib/stream.h b/lib/stream.h
index 3780ff98f..3087f4527 100644
--- a/lib/stream.h
+++ b/lib/stream.h
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include "openvswitch/types.h"
-#include "vlog.h"
 #include "socket-util.h"
+#include "util.h"
 
 struct pstream;
 struct stream;
+struct vlog_module;
 
 void stream_usage(const char *name, bool active, bool passive, bool bootstrap);