diff --git a/package/devel/strace/Makefile b/package/devel/strace/Makefile
index b9ed201bba..76c140aa57 100644
--- a/package/devel/strace/Makefile
+++ b/package/devel/strace/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ PKG_INSTALL:=1
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
+HOST_CFLAGS += -I$(LINUX_DIR)/user_headers/include
+
 CONFIGURE_VARS+= \
 	LDFLAGS_FOR_BUILD="$(HOST_LDFLAGS)" \
 	CPPFLAGS_FOR_BUILD="$(HOST_CPPFLAGS)" \