diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-daemon.c b/tools/perf/builtin-daemon.c
index c13201fb09c3..6cb3f6cc36d0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-daemon.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-daemon.c
@@ -1121,8 +1121,6 @@ static int setup_config(struct daemon *daemon)
 #ifndef F_TLOCK
 #define F_TLOCK 2
 
-#include <sys/file.h>
-
 static int lockf(int fd, int cmd, off_t len)
 {
 	if (cmd != F_TLOCK || len != 0)