diff --git a/src/libcharon/plugins/certexpire/certexpire_export.c b/src/libcharon/plugins/certexpire/certexpire_export.c
index 87678fac6..8e046d0fe 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/plugins/certexpire/certexpire_export.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/plugins/certexpire/certexpire_export.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 
 #include <debug.h>
+#include <daemon.h>
 #include <utils/hashtable.h>
 #include <threading/mutex.h>
 #include <credentials/certificates/x509.h>