diff --git a/include/netpacket/rpmsg.h b/include/netpacket/rpmsg.h
index 1dfd47dfb3..d422b2100d 100644
--- a/include/netpacket/rpmsg.h
+++ b/include/netpacket/rpmsg.h
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
 #ifndef __INCLUDE_NETPACKET_RPMSG_H
 #define __INCLUDE_NETPACKET_RPMSG_H
 
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Included Files
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * Pre-processor Definitions
  ****************************************************************************/