diff --git a/hw/xtensa/pic_cpu.c b/hw/xtensa/pic_cpu.c
index 6c9447565d..8cef88c61b 100644
--- a/hw/xtensa/pic_cpu.c
+++ b/hw/xtensa/pic_cpu.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
+#include "qemu/atomic.h"
 
 void check_interrupts(CPUXtensaState *env)
 {
diff --git a/target/xtensa/exc_helper.c b/target/xtensa/exc_helper.c
index 43f6a862de..91354884f7 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/exc_helper.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/exc_helper.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
+#include "qemu/atomic.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
 
 void HELPER(exception)(CPUXtensaState *env, uint32_t excp)
diff --git a/target/xtensa/op_helper.c b/target/xtensa/op_helper.c
index 03e2c1889a..7bb8cd6726 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/op_helper.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/op_helper.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
+#include "qemu/atomic.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY