diff --git a/programs/pkey/key_app_writer.c b/programs/pkey/key_app_writer.c
index 60964292b..16dd1b6a2 100644
--- a/programs/pkey/key_app_writer.c
+++ b/programs/pkey/key_app_writer.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_PK_WRITE_C) && defined(MBEDTLS_FS_IO)
 #include "mbedtls/error.h"
 #include "mbedtls/pk.h"
+#include "mbedtls/bignum.h"
 #include "mbedtls/error.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/programs/pkey/pk_sign.c b/programs/pkey/pk_sign.c
index 47a098a1a..104e49f22 100644
--- a/programs/pkey/pk_sign.c
+++ b/programs/pkey/pk_sign.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ int main( void )
 #include "mbedtls/ctr_drbg.h"
 #include "mbedtls/md.h"
 #include "mbedtls/pk.h"
+#include "mbedtls/bignum.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/programs/pkey/pk_verify.c b/programs/pkey/pk_verify.c
index a6bfe3f29..f80bf640e 100644
--- a/programs/pkey/pk_verify.c
+++ b/programs/pkey/pk_verify.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ int main( void )
 #include "mbedtls/error.h"
 #include "mbedtls/md.h"
 #include "mbedtls/pk.h"
+#include "mbedtls/bignum.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>