diff --git a/include/hw/xen/xen.h b/include/hw/xen/xen.h
index ecb89ecfc1..e94c6e5a31 100644
--- a/include/hw/xen/xen.h
+++ b/include/hw/xen/xen.h
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 #define __XEN_INTERFACE_VERSION__ 0x00040e00
 #endif
 
-#include "exec/cpu-common.h"
-
 /* xen-machine.c */
 enum xen_mode {
     XEN_DISABLED = 0, /* xen support disabled (default) */