diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend_vstorage.c b/src/storage/storage_backend_vstorage.c
index 0e945af1a5..ac1fa756c7 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend_vstorage.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend_vstorage.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <mntent.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <grp.h>
+#include "storage_util.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_STORAGE