diff --git a/libretro-common/compat/fopen_utf8.c b/libretro-common/compat/fopen_utf8.c
index f40944f416..25f874458a 100644
--- a/libretro-common/compat/fopen_utf8.c
+++ b/libretro-common/compat/fopen_utf8.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <compat/fopen_utf8.h>
+#include <retro_miscellaneous.h>
 #include <encodings/utf.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>