diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mlx4_ib.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mlx4_ib.h
index 24ccadd6e4f8..40b83914b7b2 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mlx4_ib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mlx4_ib.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 #include <rdma/ib_verbs.h>
 #include <rdma/ib_umem.h>