diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c
index 2d99dffed0ce..ee210a94ce45 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/sched/mm.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
-#include <linux/profile.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>