diff --git a/userspace/Makefile.tmk b/userspace/Makefile.tmk
index e9d31fac7..3977cf22a 100644
--- a/userspace/Makefile.tmk
+++ b/userspace/Makefile.tmk
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ NV_COMPONENT_SOURCES		:= \
 NV_COMPONENT_INCLUDES		:= \
 				$(NVGPU_UNIT_COMMON_INCLUDES)
 
-NV_COMPONENT_NEEDED_INTERFACE_DIRS := ../drivers/gpu/nvgpu
-
 ifneq ($(NV_BUILD_CONFIGURATION_OS_IS_QNX),1)
 NV_COMPONENT_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES += pthread
 NV_COMPONENT_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIBRARIES += dl