diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/periodic_worker.h b/include/spdlog/details/periodic_worker.h
index af25ed02..c1082a20 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/periodic_worker.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/periodic_worker.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <condition_variable>
 #include <functional>
 #include <mutex>
+#include <thread>
 
 namespace spdlog {
 namespace details {