diff --git a/gdbstub.c b/gdbstub.c
index c8478de8f5..c4e4f9f082 100644
--- a/gdbstub.c
+++ b/gdbstub.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
-#include "cpu.h"
 #include "trace-root.h"
 #ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 #include "qemu.h"