diff --git a/include/hw/mips/mips.h b/include/hw/mips/mips.h
index e0065ce808..16412dc150 100644
--- a/include/hw/mips/mips.h
+++ b/include/hw/mips/mips.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #define INITRD_PAGE_MASK (~((1 << 16) - 1))
 
 #include "exec/memory.h"
+#include "hw/irq.h"
 
 /* gt64xxx.c */
 PCIBus *gt64120_register(qemu_irq *pic);