diff --git a/components/vfs/vfs_eventfd_linux.c b/components/vfs/vfs_eventfd_linux.c
index de00b10490a..c25861f4327 100644
--- a/components/vfs/vfs_eventfd_linux.c
+++ b/components/vfs/vfs_eventfd_linux.c
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "esp_vfs_eventfd.h"
-#include <sys/eventfd.h>
 
 esp_err_t esp_vfs_eventfd_register(const esp_vfs_eventfd_config_t *config)
 {