diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_node.h b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_node.h
index 0725ffbba0b..b62bcdedccb 100644
--- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_node.h
+++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_node.h
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ ieee80211_unref_node(struct ieee80211_node **ni)
 
 struct ieee80211com;
 
+MALLOC_DECLARE(M_80211_NODE);
+
 extern	void ieee80211_node_attach(struct ifnet *);
 extern	void ieee80211_node_lateattach(struct ifnet *);
 extern	void ieee80211_node_detach(struct ifnet *);
diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_var.h b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_var.h
index c5ef197347a..fbcaa7f2757 100644
--- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_var.h
+++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_var.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 /*
  * Definitions for IEEE 802.11 drivers.
  */
+#include <sys/malloc.h>
 
 #include <net80211/ieee80211.h>
 #include <net80211/ieee80211_crypto.h>