diff --git a/include/spdk/net.h b/include/spdk/net.h
index 8a69ae377..42bf82f9e 100644
--- a/include/spdk/net.h
+++ b/include/spdk/net.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/uio.h>