diff --git a/mm/process_vm_access.c b/mm/process_vm_access.c
index 702250f148e73..c90d722c61817 100644
--- a/mm/process_vm_access.c
+++ b/mm/process_vm_access.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/uio.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/compat.h>
 #include <linux/sched/mm.h>
 #include <linux/highmem.h>
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>