diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cloexec.c b/tools/perf/util/cloexec.c
index ca0fff6272be4..06f48312c5ed0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cloexec.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cloexec.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include "asm/bug.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <asm/unistd.h>
 #include <sys/syscall.h>
 
 static unsigned long flag = PERF_FLAG_FD_CLOEXEC;