diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
index 99d38ac019b8..8afe1622edf3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #ifndef __PERF_CALLCHAIN_H
 #define __PERF_CALLCHAIN_H
 
-#include "../perf.h"
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
 #include "event.h"