diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl.c b/tools/libxl/libxl.c
index ed74f555f8..327a3b1aa8 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/select.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>