diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
index 859a28e50395..57e8599b54e6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include "comedidev.h"
 #include <linux/cdev.h>
-#include <linux/stat.h>
 
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>