diff --git a/daemon/mgmt/face-status-publisher.hpp b/daemon/mgmt/face-status-publisher.hpp
index 17e758d..7013ae7 100644
--- a/daemon/mgmt/face-status-publisher.hpp
+++ b/daemon/mgmt/face-status-publisher.hpp
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@
 #ifndef NFD_MGMT_FACE_STATUS_PUBLISHER_HPP
 #define NFD_MGMT_FACE_STATUS_PUBLISHER_HPP
 
-#include "fw/face-table.hpp"
 #include "mgmt/segment-publisher.hpp"
 
 namespace nfd {
 
+class FaceTable;
+
 class FaceStatusPublisher : public SegmentPublisher
 {
 public: