diff --git a/arch/sh/boot/compressed/head_32.S b/arch/sh/boot/compressed/head_32.S
index a8399b01372..06ac31f3be8 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boot/compressed/head_32.S
+++ b/arch/sh/boot/compressed/head_32.S
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 .text
 
-#include <linux/linkage.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 
 	.global	startup
diff --git a/arch/sh/boot/compressed/head_64.S b/arch/sh/boot/compressed/head_64.S
index 1d4ecbfc767..f72c1989f5f 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boot/compressed/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/sh/boot/compressed/head_64.S
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
  * Modification for compressed loader:
  *   Copyright (C) 2002 Stuart Menefy (stuart.menefy@st.com)
  */
-#include <linux/linkage.h>
 #include <asm/cache.h>
 #include <asm/cpu/mmu_context.h>
 #include <asm/cpu/registers.h>