diff --git a/include/linux/if_link.h b/include/linux/if_link.h
index f9032c88716a..176c5182c515 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_link.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_link.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_IF_LINK_H
 #define _LINUX_IF_LINK_H
 
+#include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/netlink.h>
 
 /* The struct should be in sync with struct net_device_stats */