diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/generichighlighter/highlightdefinitionhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/generichighlighter/highlightdefinitionhandler.cpp
index a47bc3ea64f..00652390326 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/generichighlighter/highlightdefinitionhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/generichighlighter/highlightdefinitionhandler.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 #include <coreplugin/messagemanager.h>
 
+#include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QLatin1String>
 
 using namespace TextEditor;