diff --git a/libavcodec/videotoolboxenc.c b/libavcodec/videotoolboxenc.c
index 4b8718c9aa..f1c1670dd1 100644
--- a/libavcodec/videotoolboxenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/videotoolboxenc.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "libavutil/opt.h"
 #include "libavutil/avassert.h"
-#include "libavutil/atomic.h"
 #include "libavutil/avstring.h"
 #include "libavcodec/avcodec.h"
 #include "libavutil/pixdesc.h"