diff --git a/libweston/color-management.c b/libweston/color-management.c
index d30c8581..1a84de82 100644
--- a/libweston/color-management.c
+++ b/libweston/color-management.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "shared/string-helpers.h"
 #include "shared/weston-assert.h"
 #include "shared/xalloc.h"
+#include "shared/helpers.h"
 
 #include <fcntl.h>