diff --git a/include/sys/spa_impl.h b/include/sys/spa_impl.h
index 87c923e41293..d560f4401627 100644
--- a/include/sys/spa_impl.h
+++ b/include/sys/spa_impl.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <sys/dsl_crypt.h>
 #include <sys/zfeature.h>
 #include <zfeature_common.h>
+#include <sys/sysevent.h>
 
 #ifdef	__cplusplus
 extern "C" {