diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.h
index c72c16e1aff8..5764155b6d25 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/network_helpers.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 #ifndef __NETWORK_HELPERS_H
 #define __NETWORK_HELPERS_H
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>