diff --git a/unilabos_msgs/CMakeLists.txt b/unilabos_msgs/CMakeLists.txt
index 1ca67222..0cd6a1e3 100644
--- a/unilabos_msgs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/unilabos_msgs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ endif()
 
 if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
   add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic)
+  add_compile_options(-include cstdint)
 endif()
 
 # find dependencies