diff --git a/src/auditor/taler-auditor-dbinit.c b/src/auditor/taler-auditor-dbinit.c
index ab97b7399..54f8152a5 100644
--- a/src/auditor/taler-auditor-dbinit.c
+++ b/src/auditor/taler-auditor-dbinit.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  */
 #include "platform.h"
 #include <gnunet/gnunet_util_lib.h>
+#include "taler_util.h"
 #include "taler_auditordb_plugin.h"