diff --git a/tools/include/linux/list.h b/tools/include/linux/list.h
index 76b014c968935aa028f2bc6cb78bfdfbd2a1def7..a017f1595676d32b5cd28ed4f6ab75b9d2278934 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>