diff --git a/host/include/uhd/types/byte_vector.hpp b/host/include/uhd/types/byte_vector.hpp
index ff0324e74b..4a84facce3 100644
--- a/host/include/uhd/types/byte_vector.hpp
+++ b/host/include/uhd/types/byte_vector.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
+#include <cstdint>
 
 namespace uhd {