diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index cb64cff3e339..379ed06e60a3 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/audit.h>
+
 #include <net/sock.h>
 #include <net/scm.h>