diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-transport.c b/drivers/ata/libata-transport.c
index a80860f537e4..ce9dc6207f37 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-transport.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-transport.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_transport.h>
 #include <linux/libata.h>
 #include <linux/hdreg.h>