diff --git a/mkfs/main.c b/mkfs/main.c
index ea65c6d8..5a717f70 100644
--- a/mkfs/main.c
+++ b/mkfs/main.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 /* #include <sys/dir.h> included via androidcompat.h */
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <limits.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <uuid/uuid.h>