diff --git a/sys/shell/commands/sc_gnrc_icmpv6_echo.c b/sys/shell/commands/sc_gnrc_icmpv6_echo.c
index faaaed520d..7241f2635c 100644
--- a/sys/shell/commands/sc_gnrc_icmpv6_echo.c
+++ b/sys/shell/commands/sc_gnrc_icmpv6_echo.c
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 #ifdef MODULE_GNRC_IPV6_NIB
 #include "net/gnrc/ipv6/nib/nc.h"
 #endif
+#ifdef MODULE_SOCK_DNS
+#include "net/sock/dns.h"
+#endif
 #include "net/icmpv6.h"
 #include "net/ipv6.h"
 #include "timex.h"