diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9171f2c5ae3..9ddffdd5833 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
   . Fixed bug GH-11507 (String concatenation performance regression in 8.3).
     (nielsdos)
 
+- Fileinfo:
+  . Fix GH-11408 (Unable to build PHP 8.3.0 alpha 1 / fileinfo extension).
+    (nielsdos)
+
 - MBString:
   . Implement mb_str_pad() RFC. (nielsdos)
 
diff --git a/ext/fileinfo/fileinfo.c b/ext/fileinfo/fileinfo.c
index a6f3e64db6b..c3047233dbb 100644
--- a/ext/fileinfo/fileinfo.c
+++ b/ext/fileinfo/fileinfo.c
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
   +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
 */
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
 #include "php.h"
 
 #include "libmagic/magic.h"