diff --git a/bl2/bl2_private.h b/bl2/bl2_private.h
index 7fd17bf..01f6c6b 100644
--- a/bl2/bl2_private.h
+++ b/bl2/bl2_private.h
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 #define BL2_PRIVATE_H
 
 #if BL2_IN_XIP_MEM
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Declarations of linker defined symbols which will tell us where BL2 lives
  * in Trusted ROM and RAM