diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/ipv6.h b/include/uapi/linux/ipv6.h
index b9b1b7d1c839..73cb02dc3065 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/ipv6.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/ipv6.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef _UAPI_IPV6_H
 #define _UAPI_IPV6_H
 
+#include <linux/libc-compat.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/in6.h>
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>