diff --git a/include/sysemu/os-posix.h b/include/sysemu/os-posix.h
index 25d0b2a73f..f1315213f1 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/os-posix.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/os-posix.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #ifndef QEMU_OS_POSIX_H
 #define QEMU_OS_POSIX_H
 
+#include <sys/time.h>
+
 void os_set_line_buffering(void);
 void os_set_proc_name(const char *s);
 void os_setup_signal_handling(void);