diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qsettings.h b/src/corelib/io/qsettings.h
index ca3fe245ea0..c7e987c901c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qsettings.h
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qsettings.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include <QtCore/qobject.h>
 #include <QtCore/qvariant.h>
 #include <QtCore/qstring.h>
+#include <QtCore/qscopedpointer.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_HEADER