diff --git a/src/shell-global.c b/src/shell-global.c
index a197aa26b..9150fbcd6 100644
--- a/src/shell-global.c
+++ b/src/shell-global.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <dbus/dbus-glib.h>
 #include <libgnomeui/gnome-thumbnail.h>
+#include <gio/gio.h>
 #include <math.h>
 #include <X11/extensions/Xfixes.h>