diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
index 6f38164b2618..c3145ab3bdca 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/bpf.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
 
 struct bpf_create_map_attr {
 	const char *name;