diff --git a/src/core/lib/event_engine/forkable.h b/src/core/lib/event_engine/forkable.h
index 030bbdad4e873..7bbb2e8a490dd 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/event_engine/forkable.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/event_engine/forkable.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 #include <grpc/support/port_platform.h>
 
+#include "src/core/lib/debug/trace.h"
+
 namespace grpc_event_engine {
 namespace experimental {