diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index 53575020f82b..2f0f50b450a3 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/highmem.h>
 #include <linux/pagemap.h>
-#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
 #include <linux/signal.h>