diff --git a/include/linux/tc_ematch/tc_em_text.h b/include/linux/tc_ematch/tc_em_text.h
index 7cd43e99c7f5..d12a73a225fc 100644
--- a/include/linux/tc_ematch/tc_em_text.h
+++ b/include/linux/tc_ematch/tc_em_text.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_TC_EM_TEXT_H
 #define __LINUX_TC_EM_TEXT_H
 
+#include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/pkt_cls.h>
 
 #define TC_EM_TEXT_ALGOSIZ	16