diff --git a/src/core/utils/otns.cpp b/src/core/utils/otns.cpp
index f75b3423b..f90ce1e81 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/otns.cpp
+++ b/src/core/utils/otns.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
 #include "common/debug.hpp"
 #include "common/locator-getters.hpp"
+#include "common/logging.hpp"
 
 namespace ot {
 namespace Utils {