diff --git a/include/qemu/error-report.h b/include/qemu/error-report.h
index c902cc10de..14c1719ad2 100644
--- a/include/qemu/error-report.h
+++ b/include/qemu/error-report.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #define QEMU_ERROR_H
 
 #include <stdarg.h>
+#include "qemu/compiler.h"
 
 typedef struct Location {
     /* all members are private to qemu-error.c */