diff --git a/kmod/src/msg.h b/kmod/src/msg.h
index 75791309..8c7cea53 100644
--- a/kmod/src/msg.h
+++ b/kmod/src/msg.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include "key.h"
+#include "counters.h"
 
 void __printf(4, 5) scoutfs_msg(struct super_block *sb, const char *prefix,
 				const char *str, const char *fmt, ...);