diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index cec02dc63b51..f8ec36197718 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ struct perf_guest_info_callbacks {
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/sysfs.h>
 #include <linux/perf_regs.h>
-#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/cgroup.h>
 #include <asm/local.h>