diff --git a/common/include/villas/kernel/kernel.hpp b/common/include/villas/kernel/kernel.hpp
index 30ad2800c..67db8e930 100644
--- a/common/include/villas/kernel/kernel.hpp
+++ b/common/include/villas/kernel/kernel.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <cstddef>
+#include <cstdint>
 
 #include <villas/version.hpp>