diff --git a/include/qemu/timer.h b/include/qemu/timer.h
index c363190fca..9dd206ce7f 100644
--- a/include/qemu/timer.h
+++ b/include/qemu/timer.h
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "qemu/notify.h"
 
-#ifdef __FreeBSD__
-#include <sys/param.h>
-#endif
-
 /* timers */
 
 #define SCALE_MS 1000000