diff --git a/lib/kadm5/kadm5_locl.h b/lib/kadm5/kadm5_locl.h
index 6827e9022..13b644e18 100644
--- a/lib/kadm5/kadm5_locl.h
+++ b/lib/kadm5/kadm5_locl.h
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@
 #ifndef __KADM5_LOCL_H__
 #define __KADM5_LOCL_H__
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include <config.h>
-#endif
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>