diff --git a/qemu-barrier.h b/qemu-barrier.h
index 16f09429c3..1de914e882 100644
--- a/qemu-barrier.h
+++ b/qemu-barrier.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 #if defined(__i386__)
 
+#include "qemu-common.h"        /* QEMU_GNUC_PREREQ */
+
 /*
  * Because of the strongly ordered x86 storage model, wmb() and rmb() are nops
  * on x86(well, a compiler barrier only).  Well, at least as long as