diff --git a/hw/usb/redirect.c b/hw/usb/redirect.c
index b65e8682b6..0abe1ff4d1 100644
--- a/hw/usb/redirect.c
+++ b/hw/usb/redirect.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "monitor/monitor.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "qemu/iov.h"
+#include "char/char.h"
 
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>