diff --git a/vector/v.to.db/update.c b/vector/v.to.db/update.c
index 7f1fce529ce..972fd6be93e 100644
--- a/vector/v.to.db/update.c
+++ b/vector/v.to.db/update.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <math.h>
 #include <grass/dbmi.h>
 #include <grass/glocale.h>
+#include <grass/vector.h>
 #include "global.h"
 
 static int srch(const void *, const void *);