diff --git a/kdesktop/lock/lockprocess.cc b/kdesktop/lock/lockprocess.cc
index b4120f120..67492ea3c 100644
--- a/kdesktop/lock/lockprocess.cc
+++ b/kdesktop/lock/lockprocess.cc
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@
 
 #include <kcrash.h>
 
-#ifdef __linux__
-#include <linux/stat.h>
-#endif
 #include <pthread.h>
 
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>