diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_user/iova_domain.h b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_user/iova_domain.h
index 4e0e50e7ac15..173e979b84a9 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_user/iova_domain.h
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_user/iova_domain.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <linux/iova.h>
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/vhost_iotlb.h>
-#include <linux/rwlock.h>
 
 #define IOVA_START_PFN 1