diff --git a/src/bin/e_alert_main.c b/src/bin/e_alert_main.c
index 3affb8f20..635b847ae 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_alert_main.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_alert_main.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#include "config.h"
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>