diff --git a/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.FactoryReset.c b/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.FactoryReset.c
index 7d55041e0f..f7574e9e17 100644
--- a/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.FactoryReset.c
+++ b/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.FactoryReset.c
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
 
-#include "sd-varlink-idl.h"
-
 #include "varlink-io.systemd.FactoryReset.h"
 
 static SD_VARLINK_DEFINE_ENUM_TYPE(
diff --git a/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.Machine.c b/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.Machine.c
index 5f70e0a823..31fb43fbac 100644
--- a/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.Machine.c
+++ b/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.Machine.c
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
 
-#include "sd-varlink-idl.h"
-
 #include "bus-polkit.h"
 #include "varlink-idl-common.h"
 #include "varlink-io.systemd.Machine.h"
diff --git a/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.MachineImage.c b/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.MachineImage.c
index 2642852e03..7f4e8f3940 100644
--- a/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.MachineImage.c
+++ b/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.MachineImage.c
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
 
-#include "sd-varlink-idl.h"
-
 #include "bus-polkit.h"
 #include "varlink-io.systemd.MachineImage.h"
 
diff --git a/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.Metrics.c b/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.Metrics.c
index f4623f1f15..4c210c9b42 100644
--- a/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.Metrics.c
+++ b/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.Metrics.c
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
 
-#include "sd-varlink-idl.h"
-
 #include "varlink-io.systemd.Metrics.h"
 
 static SD_VARLINK_DEFINE_ENUM_TYPE(
diff --git a/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.MuteConsole.c b/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.MuteConsole.c
index 723b19985e..2500e2cfa0 100644
--- a/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.MuteConsole.c
+++ b/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.MuteConsole.c
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
 
-#include "sd-varlink-idl.h"
-
 #include "varlink-io.systemd.MuteConsole.h"
 
 static SD_VARLINK_DEFINE_METHOD_FULL(
diff --git a/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.Repart.c b/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.Repart.c
index 8d50454595..dbfb8d0360 100644
--- a/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.Repart.c
+++ b/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.Repart.c
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
 
-#include "sd-varlink-idl.h"
-
 #include "varlink-io.systemd.Repart.h"
 
 static SD_VARLINK_DEFINE_ENUM_TYPE(
diff --git a/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.Unit.c b/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.Unit.c
index a008b506e9..05676210ef 100644
--- a/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.Unit.c
+++ b/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.Unit.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
 
 #include "varlink-idl-common.h"
+#include "varlink-io.systemd.Unit.h"
 
 /* CGroupContext */
 static SD_VARLINK_DEFINE_STRUCT_TYPE(