diff --git a/src/lxc/Makefile.am b/src/lxc/Makefile.am
index 4a5e212e75..2011a6c021 100644
--- a/src/lxc/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lxc/Makefile.am
@@ -366,7 +366,6 @@ lxc_usernsexec_SOURCES = cmd/lxc_usernsexec.c \
 			 list.h \
 			 log.c log.h \
 			 macro.h \
-			 namespace.c namespace.h \
 			 file_utils.c file_utils.h \
 			 string_utils.c string_utils.h \
 			 utils.c utils.h
diff --git a/src/lxc/cmd/lxc_usernsexec.c b/src/lxc/cmd/lxc_usernsexec.c
index db4e1dac09..7475e75063 100644
--- a/src/lxc/cmd/lxc_usernsexec.c
+++ b/src/lxc/cmd/lxc_usernsexec.c
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@
 #include "list.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "macro.h"
-#include "namespace.h"
+#include "file_utils.h"
+#include "string_utils.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 
 extern int lxc_log_fd;