diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile b/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
index a20e32033431..0b0a90787db6 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export Q VERBOSE
 
 EVENT_PARSE_VERSION = $(EP_VERSION).$(EP_PATCHLEVEL).$(EP_EXTRAVERSION)
 
-INCLUDES = -I. -I/usr/local/include $(CONFIG_INCLUDES)
+INCLUDES = -I. $(CONFIG_INCLUDES)
 
 # Set compile option CFLAGS if not set elsewhere
 CFLAGS ?= -g -Wall