diff --git a/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar5212/ar5212_misc.c b/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar5212/ar5212_misc.c
index eb9dc1e85eb3..3a6019d993fd 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar5212/ar5212_misc.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar5212/ar5212_misc.c
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@
 #include "ah.h"
 #include "ah_internal.h"
 #include "ah_devid.h"
-#ifdef AH_DEBUG
 #include "ah_desc.h"			/* NB: for HAL_PHYERR* */
-#endif
 
 #include "ar5212/ar5212.h"
 #include "ar5212/ar5212reg.h"