diff --git a/src/confdb/confdb_setup.h b/src/confdb/confdb_setup.h
index 84b29b01fe9..d816c7ea0a7 100644
--- a/src/confdb/confdb_setup.h
+++ b/src/confdb/confdb_setup.h
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 #define CONFDB_SETUP_H_
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <talloc.h>
+
+#include "util/util_errors.h"
 
 #define CONFDB_BASE_LDIF \
      "dn: @ATTRIBUTES\n" \
@@ -39,6 +42,8 @@
      "@LIST: server_sort\n" \
      "\n"
 
+struct confdb_ctx;
+
 errno_t confdb_setup(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
                      const char *cdb_file,
                      const char *config_file,