diff --git a/cpu/fe310/include/cpu.h b/cpu/fe310/include/cpu.h
index eed309e459..2d209c3c9e 100644
--- a/cpu/fe310/include/cpu.h
+++ b/cpu/fe310/include/cpu.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #ifndef CPU_H
 #define CPU_H
 
+#include "thread.h"
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif