diff --git a/include/rdma/fabric.h b/include/rdma/fabric.h
index 366e6b0402b..42c50532797 100644
--- a/include/rdma/fabric.h
+++ b/include/rdma/fabric.h
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 #include <BaseTsd.h>
-#include <windows.h>
 typedef SSIZE_T ssize_t;
 #endif