diff --git a/lisp/ox-texinfo.el b/lisp/ox-texinfo.el
index a83fe2647..b8d95c934 100644
--- a/lisp/ox-texinfo.el
+++ b/lisp/ox-texinfo.el
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 (require 'cl-lib)
 (require 'ox)
+(require 'org-element-ast)
 
 (eval-when-compile (require 'subr-x))