diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cloexec.c b/tools/perf/util/cloexec.c
index ca0fff6272be4c1dac0dde2a1b1580195b19486b..06f48312c5ed05b76c11fae05c7a3c5f7851cc18 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cloexec.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cloexec.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include "asm/bug.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <asm/unistd.h>
 #include <sys/syscall.h>
 
 static unsigned long flag = PERF_FLAG_FD_CLOEXEC;