diff --git a/src/plugins/effectcomposer/effectshaderscodeeditor.cpp b/src/plugins/effectcomposer/effectshaderscodeeditor.cpp
index 95fe30a54e6..c650eb3e7f7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/effectcomposer/effectshaderscodeeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/effectcomposer/effectshaderscodeeditor.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 #include <qmldesignerplugin.h>
 
+#include <utils/fileutils.h>
+
 #include <QPlainTextEdit>
 #include <QSettings>
 #include <QTabWidget>