diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c
index 5f2273aac37d..366e5c7e650b 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/timer.h>
-#include <linux/miscdevice.h>
 #include <linux/of_address.h>
 #include <linux/of_platform.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>