diff --git a/hw/xfree86/sdksyms.sh b/hw/xfree86/sdksyms.sh
index 5fd5b5c2f..8083ad24b 100755
--- a/hw/xfree86/sdksyms.sh
+++ b/hw/xfree86/sdksyms.sh
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ cat > sdksyms.c << EOF
 /* include/Makefile.am */
 #include "XIstubs.h"
 #include "Xprintf.h"
-#include "closestr.h"
 #include "closure.h"
 #include "colormap.h"
 #include "colormapst.h"
diff --git a/include/meson.build b/include/meson.build
index c109bcc40..7d83273b9 100644
--- a/include/meson.build
+++ b/include/meson.build
@@ -450,7 +450,6 @@ if build_xorg
             'Xprintf.h',
             'callback.h',
             'client.h',
-            'closestr.h',
             'closure.h',
             'colormap.h',
             'colormapst.h',