diff --git a/kernel/kernel_compat.c b/kernel/kernel_compat.c
index 6bd6a46b..3e216657 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel_compat.c
+++ b/kernel/kernel_compat.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(4, 10, 0)
 #include "linux/key.h"
 #include "linux/errno.h"
+#include "linux/cred.h"
 struct key *init_session_keyring = NULL;
 
 static inline int install_session_keyring(struct key *keyring)
@@ -174,4 +175,4 @@ long ksu_strncpy_from_user_nofault(char *dst, const void __user *unsafe_addr,
 
 	return ret;
 }
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif