diff --git a/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_manager.c b/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_manager.c
index c7d5bf5a8..0a28cb643 100644
--- a/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_manager.c
+++ b/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_manager.c

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <libvirt/libvirt.h>
 
 #include "channel_manager.h"
-#include "rte_power_guest_channel.h"
 #include "channel_monitor.h"
 #include "power_manager.h"
 

diff --git a/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_monitor.c b/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_monitor.c
index 06af3796f..306a78d3e 100644
--- a/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_monitor.c
+++ b/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_monitor.c

@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 
 #include <libvirt/libvirt.h>
 #include "channel_monitor.h"
-#include "rte_power_guest_channel.h"
 #include "channel_manager.h"
 #include "power_manager.h"
 #include "oob_monitor.h"

diff --git a/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_monitor.h b/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_monitor.h
index 5d3537b91..9184a8327 100644
--- a/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_monitor.h
+++ b/examples/vm_power_manager/channel_monitor.h

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 #ifndef CHANNEL_MONITOR_H_
 #define CHANNEL_MONITOR_H_
 
+#include <rte_power.h>
 #include "channel_manager.h"
-#include "rte_power_guest_channel.h"
 
 struct core_share {
 	unsigned int pcpu;

diff --git a/examples/vm_power_manager/guest_cli/vm_power_cli_guest.c b/examples/vm_power_manager/guest_cli/vm_power_cli_guest.c
index 3fde38dd3..32a2808d3 100644
--- a/examples/vm_power_manager/guest_cli/vm_power_cli_guest.c
+++ b/examples/vm_power_manager/guest_cli/vm_power_cli_guest.c

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
 
 #include <rte_power.h>
-#include <guest_channel.h>
 
 #include "vm_power_cli_guest.h"
 

diff --git a/examples/vm_power_manager/guest_cli/vm_power_cli_guest.h b/examples/vm_power_manager/guest_cli/vm_power_cli_guest.h
index 5d285ca9d..b578ec072 100644
--- a/examples/vm_power_manager/guest_cli/vm_power_cli_guest.h
+++ b/examples/vm_power_manager/guest_cli/vm_power_cli_guest.h

@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-#include "rte_power_guest_channel.h"
-
 struct rte_power_channel_packet *get_policy(void);
 
 int set_policy_mac(int port, int idx);

diff --git a/examples/vm_power_manager/vm_power_cli.c b/examples/vm_power_manager/vm_power_cli.c
index f7e1b596e..1a55e553b 100644
--- a/examples/vm_power_manager/vm_power_cli.c
+++ b/examples/vm_power_manager/vm_power_cli.c

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include "channel_manager.h"
 #include "channel_monitor.h"
 #include "power_manager.h"
-#include "rte_power_guest_channel.h"
 
 struct cmd_quit_result {
 	cmdline_fixed_string_t quit;

diff --git a/lib/librte_power/guest_channel.c b/lib/librte_power/guest_channel.c
index 039cb1872..2f7507a03 100644
--- a/lib/librte_power/guest_channel.c
+++ b/lib/librte_power/guest_channel.c

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 
 
 #include <rte_log.h>
+#include <rte_power.h>
 
 #include "guest_channel.h"
-#include "rte_power_guest_channel.h"
 
 #define RTE_LOGTYPE_GUEST_CHANNEL RTE_LOGTYPE_USER1
 

diff --git a/lib/librte_power/guest_channel.h b/lib/librte_power/guest_channel.h
index 7d3a909d9..24f609df3 100644
--- a/lib/librte_power/guest_channel.h
+++ b/lib/librte_power/guest_channel.h

@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-#include <rte_power_guest_channel.h>
-
 /**
  * Check if any Virtio-Serial VM end-points exist in path.
  *

diff --git a/lib/librte_power/power_kvm_vm.c b/lib/librte_power/power_kvm_vm.c
index 27f9937aa..ab7d4b8ce 100644
--- a/lib/librte_power/power_kvm_vm.c
+++ b/lib/librte_power/power_kvm_vm.c

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 #include <rte_log.h>
 
-#include "guest_channel.h"
 #include "rte_power_guest_channel.h"
+#include "guest_channel.h"
 #include "power_kvm_vm.h"
 #include "power_common.h"
 

diff --git a/lib/librte_power/rte_power.h b/lib/librte_power/rte_power.h
index bbbde4dfb..c8086bf6b 100644
--- a/lib/librte_power/rte_power.h
+++ b/lib/librte_power/rte_power.h

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
+#include <rte_power_guest_channel.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {

diff --git a/lib/librte_power/rte_power_guest_channel.h b/lib/librte_power/rte_power_guest_channel.h
index 8202314f7..bf41873ed 100644
--- a/lib/librte_power/rte_power_guest_channel.h
+++ b/lib/librte_power/rte_power_guest_channel.h

@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <stdbool.h>
-
 #define RTE_POWER_MAX_VFS 10
 #define RTE_POWER_VM_MAX_NAME_SZ 32
 #define RTE_POWER_MAX_VCPU_PER_VM 8

-- 
2.17.1