diff --git a/softmmu/qtest.c b/softmmu/qtest.c
index 72751e1fd8..8b7cb6aa8e 100644
--- a/softmmu/qtest.c
+++ b/softmmu/qtest.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "chardev/char-fe.h"
 #include "exec/ioport.h"
 #include "exec/memory.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-core.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "qemu/accel.h"
 #include "sysemu/cpu-timers.h"