diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
index 376d8f0a8f6b..25ba75d02580 100644
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ static struct vfsmount *shm_mnt;
 #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
 #include <linux/shmem_fs.h>
 #include <linux/writeback.h>
-#include <linux/vfs.h>
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
 #include <linux/swapops.h>