diff --git a/src/platforms/px4_nodehandle.h b/src/platforms/px4_nodehandle.h
index 540cab5231..b0deef16c1 100644
--- a/src/platforms/px4_nodehandle.h
+++ b/src/platforms/px4_nodehandle.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #include <type_traits>
 #else
 /* includes when building for NuttX */
+#include <px4_posix.h>
 #include <poll.h>
 #endif
 #include <functional>