diff --git a/tools/include/linux/btf_ids.h b/tools/include/linux/btf_ids.h
index 72535f00572f..72ea363d434d 100644
--- a/tools/include/linux/btf_ids.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/btf_ids.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_BTF_IDS_H
 #define _LINUX_BTF_IDS_H
 
+#include <linux/types.h> /* for u32 */
+
 struct btf_id_set {
 	u32 cnt;
 	u32 ids[];