diff --git a/libdm/libdm-common.c b/libdm/libdm-common.c
index 793d73375..cc80e1813 100644
--- a/libdm/libdm-common.c
+++ b/libdm/libdm-common.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <sys/param.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
 #include <linux/dm-ioctl.h>