diff --git a/src/libstore/globals.cc b/src/libstore/globals.cc
index 58c6bbe06..2c50ea9df 100644
--- a/src/libstore/globals.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/globals.cc
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <thread>
 #include <dlfcn.h>
+#include <sys/utsname.h>
 
 
 namespace nix {