diff --git a/include/vlc_input_item.h b/include/vlc_input_item.h
index ca11d09109..8bf825f870 100644
--- a/include/vlc_input_item.h
+++ b/include/vlc_input_item.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 #include <vlc_meta.h>
 #include <vlc_epg.h>
+#include <vlc_events.h>
 
 #include <string.h>