diff --git a/include/linux/ip6_tunnel.h b/include/linux/ip6_tunnel.h
index 1e7cc4af40de..acb9ad684d63 100644
--- a/include/linux/ip6_tunnel.h
+++ b/include/linux/ip6_tunnel.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef _IP6_TUNNEL_H
 #define _IP6_TUNNEL_H
 
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
 #define IPV6_TLV_TNL_ENCAP_LIMIT 4
 #define IPV6_DEFAULT_TNL_ENCAP_LIMIT 4