diff --git a/src/lib/common/basic_types.h b/src/lib/common/basic_types.h
index 8498ef23..3b25278b 100644
--- a/src/lib/common/basic_types.h
+++ b/src/lib/common/basic_types.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include "common/common.h"
+
 // VC++ has built-in sized types
 // moved from common.h (why was it there?)
 #if defined(_MSC_VER)