diff --git a/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.c b/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.c
index 0c2479e41938..e25645e226e3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
-#include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 #include <linux/io.h>