diff --git a/arch/nios2/mm/fault.c b/arch/nios2/mm/fault.c
index 24fd84cf6006..eb65f17c158d 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/nios2/mm/fault.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/extable.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
-#include <linux/ptrace.h>
 
 #include <asm/mmu_context.h>
 #include <asm/traps.h>