diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.h b/tools/perf/util/util.h
index e72d370889f8..8b39e8086c2d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.h
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@
 #include <sys/ttydefaults.h>
 #include <api/fs/tracing_path.h>
 #include <termios.h>
-#include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <termios.h>
 #include "strlist.h"