diff --git a/include/qemu/processor.h b/include/qemu/processor.h
index 8e16c9277d..9f0dcdf28f 100644
--- a/include/qemu/processor.h
+++ b/include/qemu/processor.h
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 #ifndef QEMU_PROCESSOR_H
 #define QEMU_PROCESSOR_H
 
-#include "qemu/atomic.h"
-
 #if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
 # define cpu_relax() asm volatile("rep; nop" ::: "memory")