diff --git a/utils/i_filter.hh b/utils/i_filter.hh
index 3bb6051c3d..31032cd29b 100644
--- a/utils/i_filter.hh
+++ b/utils/i_filter.hh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  */
 #pragma once
 
+#include <memory>
 #include "bytes.hh"
 
 namespace utils {