diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpqether.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpqether.h
index a6c35e1a89ad9297b69c048200328b8ec6490fa1..05865edaefdae02a0f997eb3bdcc82fd921fb9db 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpqether.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpqether.h
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
  * 	Defines for the BPQETHER pseudo device driver
  */
 
-#ifndef __LINUX_IF_ETHER_H
 #include <linux/if_ether.h>
-#endif
 
 #define SIOCSBPQETHOPT		(SIOCDEVPRIVATE+0)	/* reserved */
 #define SIOCSBPQETHADDR		(SIOCDEVPRIVATE+1)