diff --git a/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl-priv.h b/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl-priv.h
index 5150ef1dacdad..a8099fab035de 100644
--- a/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl-priv.h
+++ b/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl-priv.h
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 #ifndef __YNL_C_PRIV_H
 #define __YNL_C_PRIV_H 1
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
-#include <libmnl/libmnl.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 struct ynl_parse_arg;
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ struct ynl_parse_arg;
  * YNL internals / low level stuff
  */
 
-/* Generic mnl helper code */
-
 enum ynl_policy_type {
 	YNL_PT_REJECT = 1,
 	YNL_PT_IGNORE,
diff --git a/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.c b/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.c
index 9d028929117ac..f8a66ae88ba9e 100644
--- a/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.c
+++ b/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include <libmnl/libmnl.h>
 #include <linux/genetlink.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 
diff --git a/tools/net/ynl/samples/Makefile b/tools/net/ynl/samples/Makefile
index 28bdb1557a54c..1d33e98e3ffe7 100644
--- a/tools/net/ynl/samples/Makefile
+++ b/tools/net/ynl/samples/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ifeq ("$(DEBUG)","1")
   CFLAGS += -g -fsanitize=address -fsanitize=leak -static-libasan
 endif
 
-LDLIBS=-lmnl ../lib/ynl.a ../generated/protos.a
+LDLIBS=../lib/ynl.a ../generated/protos.a
 
 SRCS=$(wildcard *.c)
 BINS=$(patsubst %.c,%,${SRCS})
diff --git a/tools/net/ynl/ynl-gen-c.py b/tools/net/ynl/ynl-gen-c.py
index 375d5f5e30525..2f5febfe66a1f 100755
--- a/tools/net/ynl/ynl-gen-c.py
+++ b/tools/net/ynl/ynl-gen-c.py
@@ -2677,7 +2677,6 @@ def main():
 
     if args.mode == "user":
         if not args.header:
-            cw.p("#include <libmnl/libmnl.h>")
             cw.p("#include <linux/genetlink.h>")
             cw.nl()
             for one in args.user_header: