diff --git a/src/initrd/nm-initrd-generator.c b/src/initrd/nm-initrd-generator.c
index 5947aef075..d2c7d56c69 100644
--- a/src/initrd/nm-initrd-generator.c
+++ b/src/initrd/nm-initrd-generator.c
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 #include "nm-core-utils.h"
 #include "nm-core-internal.h"
 #include "nm-keyfile-internal.h"
-
 #include "nm-initrd-generator.h"
+#include "nm-utils/nm-io-utils.h"
 
 /*****************************************************************************/