diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/decap_sanity.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/decap_sanity.c
index dcb9e5070cc3..d79f398ec6b7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/decap_sanity.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/decap_sanity.c
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <net/if.h>
-#include <linux/in6.h>
 
 #include "test_progs.h"
 #include "network_helpers.h"