diff --git a/init/version.c b/init/version.c
index 01d4ab05f0ba..f117921811b4 100644
--- a/init/version.c
+++ b/init/version.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include <linux/printk.h>
 #include <linux/uts.h>
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
-#include <generated/utsrelease.h>
 #include <linux/proc_ns.h>
 
 static int __init early_hostname(char *arg)