diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qfunctions_winrt.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qfunctions_winrt.h
index 9b33f8b120..d0c44be683 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qfunctions_winrt.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qfunctions_winrt.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
 
+#include <QtCore/QCoreApplication>
 #include <QtCore/QThread>
 #include <QtCore/QAbstractEventDispatcher>
 #include <QtCore/QElapsedTimer>