diff --git a/qga/guest-agent-core.h b/qga/guest-agent-core.h
index 6f4d214cb9..60eae16f27 100644
--- a/qga/guest-agent-core.h
+++ b/qga/guest-agent-core.h
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
  * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
  * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
  */
+#ifndef GUEST_AGENT_CORE_H
+#define GUEST_AGENT_CORE_H
+
 #include "qapi/qmp/dispatch.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "qga-qapi-types.h"
@@ -46,3 +49,5 @@ int ga_parse_whence(GuestFileWhence *whence, Error **errp);
 #ifndef _WIN32
 void reopen_fd_to_null(int fd);
 #endif
+
+#endif /* GUEST_AGENT_CORE_H */