diff --git a/lib/base/loader.cpp b/lib/base/loader.cpp
index 036c16313..c6bcb65f6 100644
--- a/lib/base/loader.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/loader.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "base/loader.hpp"
 #include "base/logger.hpp"
+#include "base/exception.hpp"
 #include <boost/foreach.hpp>
 
 using namespace icinga;