diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/atomic.h b/include/asm-x86_64/atomic.h
index 6b540237a2f8..4b5cd553e772 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86_64/atomic.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/atomic.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define __ARCH_X86_64_ATOMIC__
 
 #include <linux/config.h>
+#include <asm/types.h>
 
 /* atomic_t should be 32 bit signed type */