diff --git a/clutter/cogl/common/cogl-color.c b/clutter/cogl/common/cogl-color.c
index 1a23d8191..1a9e24e9b 100644
--- a/clutter/cogl/common/cogl-color.c
+++ b/clutter/cogl/common/cogl-color.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
+#include "cogl.h"
 #include "cogl-color.h"
 #include "cogl-fixed.h"