diff --git a/include/spdk/bdev.h b/include/spdk/bdev.h
index 95a4c12d9..ea3472220 100644
--- a/include/spdk/bdev.h
+++ b/include/spdk/bdev.h
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #define SPDK_BDEV_H_
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 #include <stddef.h>  /* for offsetof */
 #include <sys/uio.h> /* for struct iovec */
 #include <stdbool.h>
diff --git a/test/lib/bdev/bdevperf/bdevperf.c b/test/lib/bdev/bdevperf/bdevperf.c
index 45df982a2..f4d4889cd 100644
--- a/test/lib/bdev/bdevperf/bdevperf.c
+++ b/test/lib/bdev/bdevperf/bdevperf.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <rte_config.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>