diff --git a/include/netlink/netlink.h b/include/netlink/netlink.h
index a7b64e5..e8a75fd 100644
--- a/include/netlink/netlink.h
+++ b/include/netlink/netlink.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
 #include <netlink/netlink-compat.h>
 #include <linux/netlink.h>
 #include <linux/rtnetlink.h>