diff --git a/include/labwc.h b/include/labwc.h
index 974381d1..81ef4467 100644
--- a/include/labwc.h
+++ b/include/labwc.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <wayland-server-core.h>