diff --git a/include/linux/if_strip.h b/include/linux/if_strip.h
index fb5c5c98442f..6526a6235832 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_strip.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_strip.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_STRIP_H
 #define __LINUX_STRIP_H
 
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
 typedef struct {
     __u8 c[6];
 } MetricomAddress;