diff --git a/channels/Makefile b/channels/Makefile
index 3a2ad6871f..5c448d62ae 100644
--- a/channels/Makefile
+++ b/channels/Makefile
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ ifneq ($(wildcard $(CROSS_COMPILE_TARGET)/usr/include/linux/ixjuser.h)$(wildcard
   CHANNEL_LIBS+=chan_phone.so
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(wildcard $(CROSS_COMPILE_TARGET)/usr/include/linux/compiler.h),)
+  CFLAGS+=-DHAVE_LINUX_COMPILER_H
+endif
+
 ifneq ($(wildcard h323/libchanh323.a),)
   CHANNEL_LIBS+=chan_h323.so
 endif
diff --git a/channels/chan_phone.c b/channels/chan_phone.c
index 669e87507d..54cadc2081 100644
--- a/channels/chan_phone.c
+++ b/channels/chan_phone.c
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_LINUX_COMPILER_H
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
+#endif
 #include <linux/telephony.h>
 /* Still use some IXJ specific stuff */
 #include <linux/version.h>