diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl_gd32_afio.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl_gd32_afio.c
index ece49d66436..fe0cf67e09f 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl_gd32_afio.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl_gd32_afio.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
+#include <zephyr/init.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/clock_control.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/clock_control/gd32.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/pinctrl.h>