diff --git a/extra/perror.c b/extra/perror.c
index 612456eaff3..237b2582d43 100644
--- a/extra/perror.c
+++ b/extra/perror.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ static my_bool verbose, print_all_codes;
 
 #include "../include/my_base.h"
 #include "../mysys/my_handler_errors.h"
+#include "../include/my_handler.h"
 
 #ifdef WITH_NDBCLUSTER_STORAGE_ENGINE
 static my_bool ndb_code;