diff --git a/src/daemon/protocol.h b/src/daemon/protocol.h
index 5bcb83dcf..0b0f95988 100644
--- a/src/daemon/protocol.h
+++ b/src/daemon/protocol.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 #undef MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY
 #define MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY "daemon"
 
+#include "common/scoped_message_writer.h"
+
 namespace daemonize
 {