diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/octeon-wdt-main.c b/drivers/watchdog/octeon-wdt-main.c
index b55981f88a08..8b4fa4df3fc1 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/octeon-wdt-main.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/octeon-wdt-main.c
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
 
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
 
-#include <linux/miscdevice.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/watchdog.h>
 #include <linux/cpumask.h>