diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/spu.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/spu.h
index 0c8b35d75232..4e360bd4a35a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/spu.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/spu.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/sysdev.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 #define LS_SIZE (256 * 1024)
 #define LS_ADDR_MASK (LS_SIZE - 1)