diff --git a/libcutils/socket_local_unix.h b/libcutils/socket_local_unix.h
index 45b9856b6..ea98c0815 100644
--- a/libcutils/socket_local_unix.h
+++ b/libcutils/socket_local_unix.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #ifndef __SOCKET_LOCAL_H
 #define __SOCKET_LOCAL_H
 
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+
 #define FILESYSTEM_SOCKET_PREFIX "/tmp/" 
 #define ANDROID_RESERVED_SOCKET_PREFIX "/dev/socket/"