diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/cache.h
index b4db69fbc40c..99d6632c5047 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_CACHE_H
 #define _ASM_CACHE_H
 
-#include <kmalloc.h>
-
 #define L1_CACHE_SHIFT		CONFIG_MIPS_L1_CACHE_SHIFT
 #define L1_CACHE_BYTES		(1 << L1_CACHE_SHIFT)