diff --git a/include/modules/sway/ipc/client.hpp b/include/modules/sway/ipc/client.hpp
index a6705eaa..1ab02925 100644
--- a/include/modules/sway/ipc/client.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/sway/ipc/client.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <cstring>
 #include <memory>
+#include <stdexcept>
 #include <mutex>
 #include <string>