diff --git a/sys/net/if_vlan.c b/sys/net/if_vlan.c
index 25ca790a1ab9..905da0abd1b8 100644
--- a/sys/net/if_vlan.c
+++ b/sys/net/if_vlan.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 #include <net/if_dl.h>
 #include <net/if_types.h>
 #include <net/if_vlan_var.h>
+#include <net/route.h>
 
 #ifdef INET
 #include <netinet/in.h>