diff --git a/common/include/villas/utils.h b/common/include/villas/utils.h
index 4ddd73924..6288954ec 100644
--- a/common/include/villas/utils.h
+++ b/common/include/villas/utils.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <sched.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include <signal.h>
 
 #include <villas/config.h>
 #include <villas/log.h>
diff --git a/common/lib/utils.c b/common/lib/utils.c
index b2f999fea..b3722e1b3 100644
--- a/common/lib/utils.c
+++ b/common/lib/utils.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include <math.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
-#include <signal.h>
 
 #include <villas/config.h>
 #include <villas/utils.h>