diff --git a/util/mksymtbl.pl b/util/mksymtbl.pl
index f94fb72e89..1a4891e231 100755
--- a/util/mksymtbl.pl
+++ b/util/mksymtbl.pl
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ sub lhex {
 }
 
 print TBLFILE "/*\n * Generated by $rev \n */\n";
-print TBLFILE "#include <config.h>\n";
 print TBLFILE "#include <isc/backtrace.h>\n";
 print TBLFILE "const int isc__backtrace_nsymbols = $nsyms;\n";
 print TBLFILE "const isc_backtrace_symmap_t isc__backtrace_symtable[] = {\n";