diff --git a/include/uapi/sound/hdspm.h b/include/uapi/sound/hdspm.h
index a38f3f79beb75..2d91f90eb5e17 100644
--- a/include/uapi/sound/hdspm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/sound/hdspm.h
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
  *   Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
  */
 
-#include <linux/types.h>
-
 /* Maximum channels is 64 even on 56Mode you have 64playbacks to matrix */
 #define HDSPM_MAX_CHANNELS      64