diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_init.c b/src/lxc/lxc_init.c
index c151dd6c4..05b429735 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_init.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_init.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 #include <lxc/log.h>
 #include <lxc/error.h>
+#include "utils.h"
 
 lxc_log_define(lxc_init, lxc);