diff --git a/src/util/virstring.h b/src/util/virstring.h
index 360c68395c..c812157287 100644
--- a/src/util/virstring.h
+++ b/src/util/virstring.h
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <stdarg.h>
-
 #include "internal.h"
 
 #define VIR_INT64_STR_BUFLEN 21