diff --git a/kitty/glfw.c b/kitty/glfw.c
index 8ec83cfa0..feda8e7ce 100644
--- a/kitty/glfw.c
+++ b/kitty/glfw.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #include "state.h"
 #include <structmember.h>
-#include <dlfcn.h>
 #include "glfw-wrapper.h"
 extern bool cocoa_make_window_resizable(void *w);
 extern void cocoa_create_global_menu(void);