diff --git a/include/grpc++/create_channel.h b/include/grpc++/create_channel.h
index aff9c291c26d397e9b14c62186f7ca5b4eb43bf9..e9ccb5150396929bf7fa427fada3dab1f03c2e53 100644
--- a/include/grpc++/create_channel.h
+++ b/include/grpc++/create_channel.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 
+#include <grpc++/channel.h>
 #include <grpc++/security/credentials.h>
 #include <grpc++/support/channel_arguments.h>
 #include <grpc++/support/config.h>