diff --git a/util/options_helper.h b/util/options_helper.h
index 62373b2d5..02c788114 100644
--- a/util/options_helper.h
+++ b/util/options_helper.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <string>
+#include <stdexcept>
 #include "util/mutable_cf_options.h"
 #include "rocksdb/status.h"