diff --git a/include/linux/genalloc.h b/include/linux/genalloc.h
index 1eda33d7cb1089ac91c2b3499d76e47f97051b1a..1c2fdaa2ffc3ef68fed69ffc7be5ef5d357a0dcb 100644
--- a/include/linux/genalloc.h
+++ b/include/linux/genalloc.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #ifndef __GENALLOC_H__
 #define __GENALLOC_H__
 
+#include <linux/spinlock_types.h>
+
 struct device;
 struct device_node;