diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_object.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_object.c
index 1fb1dfae6f72..a22342fa792d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_object.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lov/lov_object.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #define DEBUG_SUBSYSTEM S_LOV
 
 #include "lov_cl_internal.h"
+#include "../include/lclient.h"
 
 /** \addtogroup lov
  *  @{