diff --git a/include/linux/smp.h b/include/linux/smp.h
index 55261101d09a..48262f86c969 100644
--- a/include/linux/smp.h
+++ b/include/linux/smp.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
-#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/cpumask.h>
 
 extern void cpu_idle(void);