diff --git a/Include/internal/pycore_compile.h b/Include/internal/pycore_compile.h
index 5359f2d650e..2304d698474 100644
--- a/Include/internal/pycore_compile.h
+++ b/Include/internal/pycore_compile.h
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #  error "this header requires Py_BUILD_CORE define"
 #endif
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
 #include "pycore_ast.h"       // mod_ty
 #include "pycore_symtable.h"  // _Py_SourceLocation
 #include "pycore_instruction_sequence.h"