diff --git a/cpu/native/socket_zep/socket_zep.c b/cpu/native/socket_zep/socket_zep.c
index 6003df66a3..3b301a78c7 100644
--- a/cpu/native/socket_zep/socket_zep.c
+++ b/cpu/native/socket_zep/socket_zep.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 
 #include "async_read.h"