diff --git a/components/app_update/include/esp_ota_ops.h b/components/app_update/include/esp_ota_ops.h
index ee29cdacae..6278ab7905 100644
--- a/components/app_update/include/esp_ota_ops.h
+++ b/components/app_update/include/esp_ota_ops.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "esp_partition.h"
 #include "esp_image_format.h"
 #include "esp_flash_partitions.h"
+#include "soc/soc_caps.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"