diff --git a/include/linux/inotify.h b/include/linux/inotify.h
index 09e00433c78e..71aa1553ef38 100644
--- a/include/linux/inotify.h
+++ b/include/linux/inotify.h
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ struct inotify_event {
 
 #include <linux/dcache.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
-#include <linux/config.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_INOTIFY