diff --git a/src/text/font_library.cpp b/src/text/font_library.cpp
index 99cef810d..0e19b8c85 100644
--- a/src/text/font_library.cpp
+++ b/src/text/font_library.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 // stl
 #include <cstdlib>
+#include <stdexcept>
 
 // freetype2
 extern "C"