diff --git a/include/util/lua_util.hpp b/include/util/lua_util.hpp
index 9f2d2ed2c..cf006dfa2 100644
--- a/include/util/lua_util.hpp
+++ b/include/util/lua_util.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ extern "C"
 #include <lualib.h>
 }
 
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>