diff --git a/include/downloader.h b/include/downloader.h
index c809423df..d0b42cf57 100644
--- a/include/downloader.h
+++ b/include/downloader.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <memory>
+#include <stdexcept>
 
 namespace kiwix
 {
diff --git a/src/tools/regexTools.cpp b/src/tools/regexTools.cpp
index 914404085..1b70198f1 100644
--- a/src/tools/regexTools.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/regexTools.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 #include <map>
+#include <stdexcept>
 #include <pthread.h>
 
 std::map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<icu::RegexPattern>> regexCache;