diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/sound/asound.h b/tools/include/uapi/sound/asound.h
index 404d4b9ffe76..df1153cea0b7 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/sound/asound.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/sound/asound.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 #ifndef __KERNEL__
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <time.h>
 #endif
 
 /*