diff --git a/common.h b/common.h
index 195b0bc..67430fd 100644
--- a/common.h
+++ b/common.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <limits>
+#include <stdexcept>
 
 #define VERSION_STRING "0.9"