diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/memory/metaspaceShared.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/memory/metaspaceShared.cpp
index 6ce300fcce3..3dfaaff051a 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/memory/metaspaceShared.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/memory/metaspaceShared.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "classfile/systemDictionary.hpp"
 #include "classfile/systemDictionaryShared.hpp"
 #include "code/codeCache.hpp"
+#include "gc/shared/softRefPolicy.hpp"
 #include "interpreter/bytecodeStream.hpp"
 #include "interpreter/bytecodes.hpp"
 #include "logging/log.hpp"