diff --git a/target/ppc/power8-pmu.c b/target/ppc/power8-pmu.c
index 7bb4bf81f7..2537cded83 100644
--- a/target/ppc/power8-pmu.c
+++ b/target/ppc/power8-pmu.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
+#include "qemu/timer.h"
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/ppc.h"
 #include "power8-pmu.h"