diff --git a/drivers/net/vrf.c b/drivers/net/vrf.c
index 76e1fc9d8748e..9ce088bb28ab9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vrf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vrf.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <net/ip_fib.h>
 #include <net/ip6_fib.h>
 #include <net/ip6_route.h>
-#include <net/rtnetlink.h>
 #include <net/route.h>
 #include <net/addrconf.h>
 #include <net/l3mdev.h>