diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.h b/tools/perf/util/util.h
index d8d41ef8da576ed4aba668aa9c72514045691fad..6178cab8237490c4779e0ae3d72b72aa1e0fab9a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.h
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/magic.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <sys/ttydefaults.h>
 #include <api/fs/tracing_path.h>