diff --git a/sockets.c b/sockets.c
index 895edd437..3d9d46d29 100644
--- a/sockets.c
+++ b/sockets.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <linux/netlink.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/net.h>