diff --git a/llarp/bootstrap.cpp b/llarp/bootstrap.cpp
index 7d221ab66..32f830bdc 100644
--- a/llarp/bootstrap.cpp
+++ b/llarp/bootstrap.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "util/bencode.hpp"
 #include "util/logging.hpp"
 #include "util/logging/buffer.hpp"
+#include "util/fs.hpp"
 
 namespace llarp
 {
diff --git a/llarp/util/fs.hpp b/llarp/util/fs.hpp
index 09399646d..93f326fb3 100644
--- a/llarp/util/fs.hpp
+++ b/llarp/util/fs.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
-
+#include <fstream>
 #ifdef USE_GHC_FILESYSTEM
 #include <ghc/filesystem.hpp>
 namespace fs = ghc::filesystem;
diff --git a/llarp/vpn/linux.hpp b/llarp/vpn/linux.hpp
index 9dcf9b761..e65362a5d 100644
--- a/llarp/vpn/linux.hpp
+++ b/llarp/vpn/linux.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #include <llarp/router/abstractrouter.hpp>
 #include <llarp.hpp>
 
+#include <llarp/util/fs.hpp>
+
 namespace llarp::vpn
 {
   struct in6_ifreq