diff --git a/gst/gstelement.c b/gst/gstelement.c
index 2193d9ba4b..ef1c1b98a2 100644
--- a/gst/gstelement.c
+++ b/gst/gstelement.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "gstelement.h"
 #include "gstextratypes.h"
 #include "gstbin.h"
+#include "gstutils.h"
 
 
 /* Element signals and args */