diff --git a/sys/arch/netwinder/include/atomic.h b/sys/arch/netwinder/include/atomic.h
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index 000000000000..ff4d2d8db9da
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+++ b/sys/arch/netwinder/include/atomic.h
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+#include <arm/atomic.h>