diff --git a/ndn-cpp/c/name.h b/ndn-cpp/c/name.h
index d6badc1..78fcc9c 100644
--- a/ndn-cpp/c/name.h
+++ b/ndn-cpp/c/name.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #ifndef NDN_NAME_H
 #define NDN_NAME_H
 
+#include <ndn-cpp/c/common.h>
 #include "errors.h"
 #include "util/blob.h"