diff --git a/ext/dbase/dbf_misc.c b/ext/dbase/dbf_misc.c
index fedb0d0f9c7..dea7068a665 100644
--- a/ext/dbase/dbf_misc.c
+++ b/ext/dbase/dbf_misc.c
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 #include "dbf_misc.h"
 
+#include "php_reentrancy.h"
+
 /*
  * routine to change little endian long to host long
  */