diff --git a/qemu-common.h b/qemu-common.h
index 40dad5208c..18e648ff5c 100644
--- a/qemu-common.h
+++ b/qemu-common.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ typedef struct DeviceState DeviceState;
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 
 #ifndef O_LARGEFILE