diff --git a/components/pkt_capture/core/src/wlan_pkt_capture_mon_thread.c b/components/pkt_capture/core/src/wlan_pkt_capture_mon_thread.c
index 3f4f89f5b4e2..599edf22d261 100644
--- a/components/pkt_capture/core/src/wlan_pkt_capture_mon_thread.c
+++ b/components/pkt_capture/core/src/wlan_pkt_capture_mon_thread.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "wlan_pkt_capture_mon_thread.h"
-#include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include "cds_ieee80211_common.h"
 #include "wlan_mgmt_txrx_utils_api.h"
 #include "cdp_txrx_ctrl.h"