diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio_pca95xx.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio_pca95xx.c
index 68bd8cf2400..ba192c1fae9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio_pca95xx.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio_pca95xx.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #include <drivers/gpio.h>
 #include <drivers/i2c.h>
 
+#include "gpio_utils.h"
+
 #define LOG_LEVEL CONFIG_GPIO_LOG_LEVEL
 #include <logging/log.h>
 LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(gpio_pca95xx);