diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/uapi/ashmem.h b/drivers/staging/android/uapi/ashmem.h
index ba4743c71d6b..13df42d200b7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/uapi/ashmem.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/uapi/ashmem.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #define _UAPI_LINUX_ASHMEM_H
 
 #include <linux/ioctl.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
 
 #define ASHMEM_NAME_LEN		256