diff --git a/src/basic/capability-util.c b/src/basic/capability-util.c
index 751e993667..f67add133a 100644
--- a/src/basic/capability-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/capability-util.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
 
-#include <linux/prctl.h>
 #include <stdatomic.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
diff --git a/src/core/exec-invoke.c b/src/core/exec-invoke.c
index 20efad6912..44823a881f 100644
--- a/src/core/exec-invoke.c
+++ b/src/core/exec-invoke.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
 
 #include <grp.h>
-#include <linux/prctl.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/securebits.h>
 #include <poll.h>
diff --git a/src/core/execute.c b/src/core/execute.c
index f93c21124c..bb74b66883 100644
--- a/src/core/execute.c
+++ b/src/core/execute.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
 
 #include <fcntl.h>
-#include <linux/prctl.h>
 #include <poll.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <sys/mount.h>
diff --git a/src/test/test-capability-util.c b/src/test/test-capability-util.c
index 223b2b3e8d..944c96da78 100644
--- a/src/test/test-capability-util.c
+++ b/src/test/test-capability-util.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
 
-#include <linux/prctl.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
diff --git a/src/test/test-execute.c b/src/test/test-execute.c
index 8de94e3475..d043521034 100644
--- a/src/test/test-execute.c
+++ b/src/test/test-execute.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
 
 #include <fnmatch.h>
-#include <linux/prctl.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/mount.h>
diff --git a/src/test/test-namespace.c b/src/test/test-namespace.c
index c8b4b181ba..03b0bdf4ab 100644
--- a/src/test/test-namespace.c
+++ b/src/test/test-namespace.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
 
 #include <fcntl.h>
-#include <linux/prctl.h>
 #include <sched.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/prctl.h>