diff --git a/include/mxx/common.hpp b/include/mxx/common.hpp
index d2b32be..668114f 100644
--- a/include/mxx/common.hpp
+++ b/include/mxx/common.hpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #define MXX_COMMON_HPP
 
 #include <mpi.h>
+#include <cstdio>
 #include <limits>
 
 namespace mxx {