diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index a7b1b6aa93..b54b98551e 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/hvf.h"
 #include "kvm/kvm_i386.h"
 #include "sev_i386.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-visit-machine.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-machine-target.h"