diff --git a/ges/ges-asset.h b/ges/ges-asset.h
index 4266f1c106..89cc0c6fae 100644
--- a/ges/ges-asset.h
+++ b/ges/ges-asset.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #define _GES_ASSET_
 
 #include <glib-object.h>
+#include <ges/ges-extractable.h>
 #include <ges/ges-types.h>
 #include <ges/ges-enums.h>
 #include <gio/gio.h>
diff --git a/ges/ges-extractable.h b/ges/ges-extractable.h
index 59c62c2ffd..a244e32848 100644
--- a/ges/ges-extractable.h
+++ b/ges/ges-extractable.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #ifndef _GES_EXTRACTABLE_
 #define _GES_EXTRACTABLE_
 
+typedef struct _GESExtractable GESExtractable;
+
 #include <glib-object.h>
 #include <gio/gio.h>
 #include <ges/ges-types.h>