diff --git a/hw/smbios/smbios.c b/hw/smbios/smbios.c
index 11d476c4a2..ffd98727ee 100644
--- a/hw/smbios/smbios.c
+++ b/hw/smbios/smbios.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "qemu/option.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "qemu/uuid.h"
-#include "sysemu/cpus.h"
 #include "hw/firmware/smbios.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"