diff --git a/include/qemu/coroutine.h b/include/qemu/coroutine.h
index ff3084538b..e545bbf620 100644
--- a/include/qemu/coroutine.h
+++ b/include/qemu/coroutine.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #define QEMU_COROUTINE_H
 
 #include "qemu/coroutine-core.h"
+#include "qemu/atomic.h"
 #include "qemu/queue.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"