diff --git a/tools/power/x86/x86_energy_perf_policy/x86_energy_perf_policy.c b/tools/power/x86/x86_energy_perf_policy/x86_energy_perf_policy.c
index 6f6697f8fc5e..70b1d0fcd067 100644
--- a/tools/power/x86/x86_energy_perf_policy/x86_energy_perf_policy.c
+++ b/tools/power/x86/x86_energy_perf_policy/x86_energy_perf_policy.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <err.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
-#include <signal.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>