diff --git a/kadmin/kadmin_locl.h b/kadmin/kadmin_locl.h
index 117fb5637..28733dd08 100644
--- a/kadmin/kadmin_locl.h
+++ b/kadmin/kadmin_locl.h
@@ -38,9 +38,8 @@
 #ifndef __ADMIN_LOCL_H__
 #define __ADMIN_LOCL_H__
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include <config.h>
-#endif
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>