diff --git a/util/qemu-progress.c b/util/qemu-progress.c
index 9a3f96cd47..ad33fee98d 100644
--- a/util/qemu-progress.c
+++ b/util/qemu-progress.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 struct progress_state {