diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/traps.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/traps.c
index c7bce82a44b..ab8ca269a50 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/traps.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/traps.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, wd@denx.de.
  */
 
+#include <common.h>
 #include <init.h>
 #include <asm/global_data.h>