diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.h b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.h
index 3d3b6d24d8d3..d9c91a71fc87 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #ifndef MLX4_H
 #define MLX4_H
 
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/radix-tree.h>
 
 #include <linux/mlx4/device.h>