diff --git a/cpu-exec.c b/cpu-exec.c
index e1de56b397..7aa1d004e8 100644
--- a/cpu-exec.c
+++ b/cpu-exec.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include "exec.h"
 #include "disas.h"
 #include "tcg.h"
-#include "kvm.h"
 #include "qemu-barrier.h"
 
 #if defined(__sparc__) && !defined(CONFIG_SOLARIS)