diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 122ef5cb795..ebbf49e289c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADERS_ONCE([ \
     linux/cryptouser.h \
     linux/close_range.h \
     linux/dccp.h \
-    linux/fs.h \
     linux/futex.h \
     linux/genetlink.h \
     linux/if_alg.h \
diff --git a/include/lapi/ficlone.h b/include/lapi/ficlone.h
index a973a8b21b9..22167331314 100644
--- a/include/lapi/ficlone.h
+++ b/include/lapi/ficlone.h
@@ -8,11 +8,7 @@
 #define LAPI_FICLONE_H__
 
 #include "config.h"
-
-#ifdef HAVE_LINUX_FS_H
-# include <linux/fs.h>
-#endif
-
+#include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #ifndef HAVE_STRUCT_FILE_CLONE_RANGE
diff --git a/include/lapi/fs.h b/include/lapi/fs.h
index 635979b0246..8261ca41dab 100644
--- a/include/lapi/fs.h
+++ b/include/lapi/fs.h
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 #ifndef HAVE_MOUNT_SETATTR
-# ifdef HAVE_LINUX_FS_H
-#  include <linux/fs.h>
-# endif
+# include <linux/fs.h>
 #endif
 
 #include <sys/user.h>