diff --git a/cogl/cogl-private.h b/cogl/cogl-private.h
index 32ca2b483..911356d5d 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl-private.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 
 #include <cogl/cogl-pipeline.h>
 
+#include "cogl-context.h"
+
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 gboolean