diff --git a/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c b/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c
index 876e808dce..1920f4566e 100644
--- a/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c
+++ b/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "viruuid.h"
+#include "virfile.h"
 #include "virpci.h"
 #include "virpidfile.h"
 #include "virlog.h"