diff --git a/src/pipewire/utils.c b/src/pipewire/utils.c
index 9c99ce06d..93170e8c2 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/utils.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/utils.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <pipewire/array.h>
 #include <pipewire/log.h>
 #include <pipewire/utils.h>
+#include <pipewire/private.h>
 
 /** Split a string based on delimiters
  * \param str a string to split