diff --git a/include/linux/miscdevice.h b/include/linux/miscdevice.h
index c309b1ecdc1c..8526e91d764f 100644
--- a/include/linux/miscdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/miscdevice.h
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_MISCDEVICE_H
 #define _LINUX_MISCDEVICE_H
-#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/major.h>
 
 /*