diff --git a/examples/mesh/ip_internal_network/main/mesh_netif.c b/examples/mesh/ip_internal_network/main/mesh_netif.c
index f9a1c4c1a5..223c1fe576 100644
--- a/examples/mesh/ip_internal_network/main/mesh_netif.c
+++ b/examples/mesh/ip_internal_network/main/mesh_netif.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "esp_mesh.h"
 #include "esp_mac.h"
 #include "lwip/lwip_napt.h"
+#include "dhcpserver/dhcpserver.h"
 #include "esp_wifi_netif.h"
 #include "mesh_netif.h"