diff --git a/src/node_config_file.h b/src/node_config_file.h
index 04b4721a4110..5419590a9e05 100644
--- a/src/node_config_file.h
+++ b/src/node_config_file.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <string>
 #include <variant>
+#include "node_internals.h"
 #include "simdjson.h"
 #include "util-inl.h"