diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c b/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c
index 97d60f0b5836..8a0e9f74329a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 
 #include "rc-core-priv.h"
-#include <media/lirc.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/lirc.h>
 
 #define LOGHEAD		"lirc_dev (%s[%d]): "
 #define LIRCBUF_SIZE	256
diff --git a/include/media/lirc.h b/include/media/lirc.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 554988c860c1..000000000000
--- a/include/media/lirc.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include <uapi/linux/lirc.h>