diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
index 4e35f790a0..ad326c521f 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include <poll.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/un.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>