diff --git a/src/lib/base/Unicode.cpp b/src/lib/base/Unicode.cpp
index 309c8df7f..e644d599c 100644
--- a/src/lib/base/Unicode.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/base/Unicode.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 #include "base/Unicode.h"
 
+#include <assert.h>
+
 //
 // local utility functions
 //
diff --git a/src/lib/base/Unicode.h b/src/lib/base/Unicode.h
index 9f69a373b..a095f8b8f 100644
--- a/src/lib/base/Unicode.h
+++ b/src/lib/base/Unicode.h
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "common/Common.h"
-
+#include <cstdint>
 #include <string>
 
 //! Unicode utility functions