diff --git a/include/linux/vringh.h b/include/linux/vringh.h
index 84db7b8f912f..212892cf9822 100644
--- a/include/linux/vringh.h
+++ b/include/linux/vringh.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/virtio_byteorder.h>
 #include <linux/uio.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_VHOST_IOTLB)
 #include <linux/dma-direction.h>
 #include <linux/vhost_iotlb.h>