diff --git a/include/mapnik/vertex_converters.hpp b/include/mapnik/vertex_converters.hpp
index 6e35ed130..be78e519e 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/vertex_converters.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/vertex_converters.hpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 
 // stl
 #include <stdexcept>
+#include <array>
 
 namespace mapnik {