diff --git a/src/machine/machine-dbus.c b/src/machine/machine-dbus.c
index e63b7ad129..31a6fc4715 100644
--- a/src/machine/machine-dbus.c
+++ b/src/machine/machine-dbus.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <sys/capability.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 
 #include "bus-util.h"
diff --git a/src/machine/machined-dbus.c b/src/machine/machined-dbus.c
index e264dacbe6..1ca2c95898 100644
--- a/src/machine/machined-dbus.c
+++ b/src/machine/machined-dbus.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
-#include <sys/capability.h>
 
 #include "sd-id128.h"
 #include "sd-messages.h"