diff --git a/net/sysctl_net.c b/net/sysctl_net.c
index c5241fcbb966..55538f6b60ff 100644
--- a/net/sysctl_net.c
+++ b/net/sysctl_net.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/sysctl.h>
 
+#include <net/sock.h>
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_INET
 #include <net/ip.h>
 #endif