diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/meson/vdec/vdec.c b/drivers/staging/media/meson/vdec/vdec.c
index 4e4f9d614e41..0a1a04fd5d13 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/meson/vdec/vdec.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/meson/vdec/vdec.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/mfd/syscon.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-ioctl.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-event.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-ctrls.h>