diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index 9a2a4c99a5..16a87cc1b5 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qemu-common.h"
 
 #include "net/net.h"
 #include "clients.h"