diff --git a/include/linux/taskstats.h b/include/linux/taskstats.h
index 18269e956a7189d600387a12f70e7bf9c2996d55..341dddb55090853430c39bd76a081bc2125c8fe5 100644
--- a/include/linux/taskstats.h
+++ b/include/linux/taskstats.h
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_TASKSTATS_H
 #define _LINUX_TASKSTATS_H
 
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
 /* Format for per-task data returned to userland when
  *	- a task exits
  *	- listener requests stats for a task