diff --git a/src/meta.c b/src/meta.c
index 7d4ae2e5..e376c33b 100644
--- a/src/meta.c
+++ b/src/meta.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "net.h"
 #include "protocol.h"
 #include "utils.h"
+#include "xalloc.h"
 
 bool send_meta(connection_t *c, const char *buffer, int length)
 {