diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/bitops.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/bitops.h
index 90fa3e48b4d6..ea8706d94f08 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/bitops.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/bitops.h
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #error only <linux/bitops.h> can be included directly
 #endif
 
-#include <asm/system.h>
 /* For __swab32 */
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>