diff --git a/include/extractor/guidance/discrete_angle.hpp b/include/extractor/guidance/discrete_angle.hpp
index f7ff0f862..08509cb51 100644
--- a/include/extractor/guidance/discrete_angle.hpp
+++ b/include/extractor/guidance/discrete_angle.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef OSRM_EXTRACTOR_GUIDANCE_DISCRETE_ANGLE
 #define OSRM_EXTRACTOR_GUIDANCE_DISCRETE_ANGLE
 
+#include <cstdint>
+
 namespace osrm
 {
 namespace extractor
@@ -8,7 +10,8 @@ namespace extractor
 namespace guidance
 {
 
-typedef uint8_t DiscreteAngle;
+using DiscreteAngle = std::uint8_t;
+
 } // namespace guidance
 } // namespace extractor
 } // namespace osrm