diff --git a/lib/misc/lvm-exec.c b/lib/misc/lvm-exec.c
index 6dde265c6..eed3f393e 100644
--- a/lib/misc/lvm-exec.c
+++ b/lib/misc/lvm-exec.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "locking.h"
 #include "lvm-exec.h"
 #include "toolcontext.h"
+#include "activate.h"
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>