diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 4089d776d01a4..450db04e30201 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@
 #include "ixgbe_common.h"
 #include "ixgbe_dcb_82599.h"
 #include "ixgbe_sriov.h"
-#ifdef CONFIG_IXGBE_VXLAN
-#include <net/vxlan.h>
-#endif
 
 char ixgbe_driver_name[] = "ixgbe";
 static const char ixgbe_driver_string[] =