diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_pcap/rte_eth_pcap.h b/lib/librte_pmd_pcap/rte_eth_pcap.h
index c5e0044a19..1cce7e0751 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_pcap/rte_eth_pcap.h
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_pcap/rte_eth_pcap.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
-#include <pcap/pcap.h>
+#include <pcap.h>
 
 #define RTE_ETH_PCAP_PARAM_NAME "eth_pcap"