diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_virtio.c b/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_virtio.c
index 29d7d04572..d047733b38 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_virtio.c
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_virtio.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <nuttx/kthread.h>
 #include <nuttx/semaphore.h>
 #include <nuttx/rpmsg/rpmsg_virtio.h>
+#include <rpmsg/rpmsg_internal.h>
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Pre-processor Definitions