diff --git a/libavutil/internal.h b/libavutil/internal.h
index 4de5226d97..9c5546f3b1 100644
--- a/libavutil/internal.h
+++ b/libavutil/internal.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include "config.h"
 #include "attributes.h"
+#include "timer.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "dict.h"
 #include "version.h"