diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/include/mesh_util.h b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/include/mesh_util.h
index 1de3030c74..d57efa904e 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/include/mesh_util.h
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/include/mesh_util.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #define _BLE_MESH_UTIL_H_
 
 #include <stddef.h>
+#include "esp_bit_defs.h"
 #include "mesh_types.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus