diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index c18ecca575b4..c72311324ea7 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include <linux/perf_event.h>
 #include <linux/resource.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/kexec.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/capability.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>