diff --git a/src/modules/evas/engines/software_generic/ector_surface.c b/src/modules/evas/engines/software_generic/ector_surface.c
index 17edc95564..78ad59632b 100644
--- a/src/modules/evas/engines/software_generic/ector_surface.c
+++ b/src/modules/evas/engines/software_generic/ector_surface.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <software/Ector_Software.h>
 
 #include "ector_cairo_software_surface.eo.h"
+#include "evas_common_private.h"
 
 #define USE(Obj, Sym, Error)                            \
   if (!Sym) Sym = _ector_cairo_symbol_get(Obj, #Sym);   \