diff --git a/lib/event/gscheduler.c b/lib/event/gscheduler.c
index 4f46d304c..ef96f8f4a 100644
--- a/lib/event/gscheduler.c
+++ b/lib/event/gscheduler.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include "spdk/likely.h"
 
 #include "spdk_internal/event.h"
-#include "spdk_internal/thread.h"
+#include "spdk/thread.h"
 
 #include "spdk/log.h"
 #include "spdk/env.h"
diff --git a/lib/event/scheduler_dynamic.c b/lib/event/scheduler_dynamic.c
index ab685b410..03003a0ab 100644
--- a/lib/event/scheduler_dynamic.c
+++ b/lib/event/scheduler_dynamic.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #include "spdk/log.h"
 #include "spdk/env.h"
 
-#include "spdk_internal/thread.h"
+#include "spdk/thread.h"
 #include "spdk_internal/event.h"
 
 static uint32_t g_next_lcore = SPDK_ENV_LCORE_ID_ANY;