diff --git a/drivers/base/attribute_container.c b/drivers/base/attribute_container.c
index 1ec0654665cf..7370d7cf5988 100644
--- a/drivers/base/attribute_container.c
+++ b/drivers/base/attribute_container.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 #include "base.h"