diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventloop_p.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventloop_p.h
index 3ce707a6a9..dcbb5c63c6 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventloop_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventloop_p.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 // We mean it.
 //
 
+#include "qcoreapplication.h"
 #include "qobject_p.h"
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE