diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux_emul.c b/sys/compat/linux/linux_emul.c
index b25d5ba5043f..31de4dd0ee42 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux_emul.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux_emul.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <sys/sx.h>
 #include <sys/proc.h>
 #include <sys/syscallsubr.h>
+#include <sys/sysent.h>
 #include <sys/sysproto.h>
 #include <sys/unistd.h>