diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rep/neigh.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rep/neigh.c
index baa162432e75e..c3d167fa944c7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rep/neigh.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rep/neigh.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include <linux/rculist.h>
 #include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
-#include <linux/rwlock.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
 #include <net/netevent.h>