diff --git a/man2/open.2 b/man2/open.2
index bac1ee806..1bcd995f4 100644
--- a/man2/open.2
+++ b/man2/open.2
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 open, openat, creat \- open and possibly create a file
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
-.B #include <sys/stat.h>
 .B #include <fcntl.h>
 .PP
 .BI "int open(const char *" pathname ", int " flags );