diff --git a/direct/src/dcparser/dcField.cxx b/direct/src/dcparser/dcField.cxx
index e178dd4626..844cb2a459 100644
--- a/direct/src/dcparser/dcField.cxx
+++ b/direct/src/dcparser/dcField.cxx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 #include "dcField.h"
+#include "dcFile.h"
 #include "dcPacker.h"
 #include "dcClass.h"
 #include "hashGenerator.h"