diff --git a/tools/include/linux/list.h b/tools/include/linux/list.h
index 76b014c96893..a017f1595676 100644
--- a/tools/include/linux/list.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/list.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>