diff --git a/src/osmo-bts-omldummy/main.c b/src/osmo-bts-omldummy/main.c
index ef9455375..3f1d58c5b 100644
--- a/src/osmo-bts-omldummy/main.c
+++ b/src/osmo-bts-omldummy/main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 #include <osmocom/core/talloc.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/application.h>
 #include <osmo-bts/logging.h>
 #include <osmo-bts/abis.h>
 #include <osmo-bts/bts.h>
diff --git a/tests/agch/agch_test.c b/tests/agch/agch_test.c
index ab59ebfec..e6c56d976 100644
--- a/tests/agch/agch_test.c
+++ b/tests/agch/agch_test.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  *
  */
 #include <osmocom/core/talloc.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/application.h>
 
 #include <osmo-bts/bts.h>
 #include <osmo-bts/logging.h>
diff --git a/tests/cipher/cipher_test.c b/tests/cipher/cipher_test.c
index a7343c08f..9d78a8800 100644
--- a/tests/cipher/cipher_test.c
+++ b/tests/cipher/cipher_test.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <osmo-bts/gsm_data.h>
 
 #include <osmocom/core/talloc.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/application.h>
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
diff --git a/tests/paging/paging_test.c b/tests/paging/paging_test.c
index bf28661a7..0accd0fbb 100644
--- a/tests/paging/paging_test.c
+++ b/tests/paging/paging_test.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  *
  */
 #include <osmocom/core/talloc.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/application.h>
 
 #include <osmo-bts/bts.h>
 #include <osmo-bts/logging.h>