diff --git a/backends/libpurple/geventloop.cpp b/backends/libpurple/geventloop.cpp
index 1dacea4005fef70baecd32b309764e0c1c99d8c4..a603955fa2eb6b36157067aef76611df7da4126d 100644
--- a/backends/libpurple/geventloop.cpp
+++ b/backends/libpurple/geventloop.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #include "event.h"
 #endif
 
+#include "purple_defs.h
+
 #include "transport/logging.h"
 
 DEFINE_LOGGER(logger, "EventLoop");