diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/cgroup/test_freezer.c b/tools/testing/selftests/cgroup/test_freezer.c
index 2bfddb6d6d3b..8219a30853d2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/cgroup/test_freezer.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/cgroup/test_freezer.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/inotify.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 
 #include "../kselftest.h"