diff --git a/src/test/check_getdns_libevent.h b/src/test/check_getdns_libevent.h
index 3dbcaf75..f9e519c9 100644
--- a/src/test/check_getdns_libevent.h
+++ b/src/test/check_getdns_libevent.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include "config.h"
 #ifdef HAVE_EVENT2_EVENT_H
 #include <event2/event.h>
 #else