diff --git a/include/hw/i386/ioapic_internal.h b/include/hw/i386/ioapic_internal.h
index d46c87c510..fe06938bda 100644
--- a/include/hw/i386/ioapic_internal.h
+++ b/include/hw/i386/ioapic_internal.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #define QEMU_IOAPIC_INTERNAL_H
 
 #include "exec/memory.h"
-#include "hw/i386/ioapic.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "qemu/notify.h"