diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index e8410a8a1b..5659feaeb5 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 #include <sys/times.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <termios.h>
-#include <sys/poll.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>