diff --git a/src/meta/main.h b/src/meta/main.h
index c1a7219b4..2639b8d89 100644
--- a/src/meta/main.h
+++ b/src/meta/main.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <glib.h>
 
 #include <meta/common.h>
+#include <meta/meta-context.h>
 
 META_EXPORT
 void            meta_restart                (const char  *message,