diff --git a/include/wx/html/forcelnk.h b/include/wx/html/forcelnk.h
index 9b1373784f..8cb3e9662f 100644
--- a/include/wx/html/forcelnk.h
+++ b/include/wx/html/forcelnk.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ See mod_*.cpp and htmlwin.cpp for example :-)
 #ifndef _WX_FORCELNK_H_
 #define _WX_FORCELNK_H_
 
+#include "wx/link.h"
+
 // compatibility defines
 #define FORCE_LINK wxFORCE_LINK_MODULE
 #define FORCE_LINK_ME wxFORCE_LINK_THIS_MODULE