diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index f8df8ca..ce40176 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "gpg-interface.h"
 #include "column.h"
 #include "sequencer.h"
+#include "notes-utils.h"
 
 static const char * const builtin_commit_usage[] = {
 	N_("git commit [options] [--] <pathspec>..."),