diff --git a/sys/netlink/netlink_snl.h b/sys/netlink/netlink_snl.h
index 4a137b4e5d0..1fafa37c6dc 100644
--- a/sys/netlink/netlink_snl.h
+++ b/sys/netlink/netlink_snl.h
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <netlink/netlink.h>
+
 
 #define _roundup2(x, y)         (((x)+((y)-1))&(~((y)-1)))
 
diff --git a/sys/netlink/netlink_snl_route.h b/sys/netlink/netlink_snl_route.h
index 4de732bf739..34dfb00a09c 100644
--- a/sys/netlink/netlink_snl_route.h
+++ b/sys/netlink/netlink_snl_route.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #define	_NETLINK_NETLINK_SNL_ROUTE_H_
 
 #include <netlink/netlink_snl.h>
+#include <netlink/netlink_route.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 
 /*