diff --git a/libselinux/Android.bp b/libselinux/Android.bp
index 8f3c566f..d97f1827 100644
--- a/libselinux/Android.bp
+++ b/libselinux/Android.bp
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ cc_defaults {
                 "liblog",
             ],
 
+            header_libs: ["libcutils_headers"],
+
             local_include_dirs: [ "src" ],
 
             // 1003 corresponds to auditd, from system/core/logd/event.logtags