diff --git a/src/bin/e_alert.c b/src/bin/e_alert.c
index fcc9c07bc..f87397ad2 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_alert.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_alert.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #include <X11/X.h>
+#include <Ecore.h>
 
 /* local subsystem functions */