diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
index c2aaa0eff6df..dd95dfd85e98 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/hrtimer.h>
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <xen/xen.h>
 
 #ifdef DEBUG