diff --git a/glue/thread.h b/glue/thread.h
index b859e55b8db69629945c96b9d05eb75e02372011..ec199433d5d3c1ff6377bce654fcc7c8fa4dcde7 100644
--- a/glue/thread.h
+++ b/glue/thread.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #ifndef GLUE_THREAD_H_
 #define GLUE_THREAD_H_
 
+#include <memory>
+
 #include "lib/ftl/tasks/task_runner.h"
 
 namespace glue {