diff --git a/src/cairo-directfb.h b/src/cairo-directfb.h
index 795a0dc16..5b35a443d 100644
--- a/src/cairo-directfb.h
+++ b/src/cairo-directfb.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 
 #ifdef  CAIRO_HAS_DIRECTFB_SURFACE
 
+#include <directfb.h>
+
 CAIRO_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 cairo_public cairo_surface_t *