diff --git a/drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821.h b/drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821.h
index acfd0176a184c05baa95fc1cf8e069bcde5695b3..c9400012578266c93b1bb65a0c5a84bdeab3bb40 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/kdev_t.h>
+#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 
 #include <media/v4l2-common.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-device.h>