diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
index 850657d1b0ed..3f838d537392 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 #include <asm/mce.h>
 #include <asm/kvm_para.h>
 #include <asm/tsc.h>
-#include <asm/atomic.h>
 
 unsigned int num_processors;