diff --git a/net/core/utils.c b/net/core/utils.c
index 2030bb8c2d30..0bf17da40d52 100644
--- a/net/core/utils.c
+++ b/net/core/utils.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/random.h>
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#include <net/sock.h>
 
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>