diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/queue.c b/drivers/mmc/core/queue.c
index 33e7e65b6dde..8a774b7197d9 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/queue.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/queue.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/freezer.h>
-#include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/scatterlist.h>
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/backing-dev.h>