diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/cache.h
index fc67947ed658..8b14c2706aa5 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_CACHE_H
 #define _ASM_CACHE_H
 
+#include <kmalloc.h>
+
 #define L1_CACHE_SHIFT		CONFIG_MIPS_L1_CACHE_SHIFT
 #define L1_CACHE_BYTES		(1 << L1_CACHE_SHIFT)