diff --git a/src/daemon/caps.c b/src/daemon/caps.c
index 25a09fdf5..707b53235 100644
--- a/src/daemon/caps.c
+++ b/src/daemon/caps.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <pulsecore/macro.h>
 #include <pulsecore/core-error.h>
 #include <pulsecore/log.h>
+#include <pulsecore/core-util.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_CAPABILITY_H
 #include <sys/capability.h>