diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter.h b/include/linux/netfilter.h
index d4c4c5120bc0..9389cf7d4062 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #endif
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
 
 /* Responses from hook functions. */
 #define NF_DROP 0