diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ixp2000_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ixp2000_wdt.c
index 4f4b35a20d84ed6642fb789b49e6c601b8742d86..3c79dc587958fcd8cea4e9508a7fe00b008a422b 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ixp2000_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ixp2000_wdt.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/timer.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/miscdevice.h>