diff --git a/sway/ipc.c b/sway/ipc.c
index 44891005e..f6217bfdb 100644
--- a/sway/ipc.c
+++ b/sway/ipc.c
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include <wlc/wlc.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <stropts.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <ctype.h>