diff --git a/accel/kvm/kvm-cpus.h b/accel/kvm/kvm-cpus.h
index b5435286e4..688511151c 100644
--- a/accel/kvm/kvm-cpus.h
+++ b/accel/kvm/kvm-cpus.h
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 #ifndef KVM_CPUS_H
 #define KVM_CPUS_H
 
-#include "system/cpus.h"
-
 int kvm_init_vcpu(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp);
 int kvm_cpu_exec(CPUState *cpu);
 void kvm_destroy_vcpu(CPUState *cpu);