diff --git a/sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe.c b/sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe.c
index 21159ebde59a..3a444e23ea48 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe.c
@@ -33,11 +33,8 @@
 /*$FreeBSD$*/
 
 
-#ifdef HAVE_KERNEL_OPTION_HEADERS
 #include "opt_inet.h"
 #include "opt_inet6.h"
-#endif
-
 #include "ixgbe.h"
 
 /*********************************************************************