diff --git a/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/insn.h b/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/insn.h
index 8f10f2943370..9537b0078e5a 100644
--- a/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/insn.h
+++ b/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/insn.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  * Copyright (C) IBM Corporation, 2009
  */
 
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 /* insn_attr_t is defined in inat.h */
 #include "inat.h" /* __ignore_sync_check__ */