diff --git a/include/linux/tty_driver.h b/include/linux/tty_driver.h
index e15f8635aa36..a798e7f8890a 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty_driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty_driver.h
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/kref.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/cdev.h>
 #include <linux/termios.h>