diff --git a/tools/perf/bench/numa.c b/tools/perf/bench/numa.c
index e2415f40343a..870b7e665a20 100644
--- a/tools/perf/bench/numa.c
+++ b/tools/perf/bench/numa.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "../builtin.h"
 #include "../util/util.h"
 #include "../util/parse-options.h"
+#include "../util/cloexec.h"
 
 #include "bench.h"