diff --git a/common/include/villas/task.h b/common/include/villas/task.h
index 54956d836..fe44eca4d 100644
--- a/common/include/villas/task.h
+++ b/common/include/villas/task.h
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-#include <villas/tsc.h>
-
 #include <time.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -49,6 +47,10 @@ extern "C" {
   #error "Platform not supported"
 #endif
 
+#if PERIODIC_TASK_IMPL == RDTSC
+  #include <villas/tsc.h>
+#endif
+
 struct task {
 	int clock;			/**< CLOCK_{MONOTONIC,REALTIME} */
 
diff --git a/common/lib/task.c b/common/lib/task.c
index d1900c6b3..c8e2ccbe3 100644
--- a/common/lib/task.c
+++ b/common/lib/task.c
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 
 #if PERIODIC_TASK_IMPL == TIMERFD
   #include <sys/timerfd.h>
-#elif PERIODIC_TASK_IMPL == RDTSC
-  #include <villas/tsc.h>
 #endif
 
 int task_init(struct task *t, double rate, int clock)