diff --git a/primedev/client/audio.cpp b/primedev/client/audio.cpp
index e5989f5c8..635014141 100644
--- a/primedev/client/audio.cpp
+++ b/primedev/client/audio.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include <random>
 #include <ranges>
 
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
 AUTOHOOK_INIT()
 
 static const char* pszAudioEventName;
diff --git a/primedev/client/audio.h b/primedev/client/audio.h
index 7cd0ddd1c..22bcf3f08 100644
--- a/primedev/client/audio.h
+++ b/primedev/client/audio.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include <regex>
 #include <shared_mutex>
 
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
 enum class AudioSelectionStrategy
 {
 	INVALID = -1,
diff --git a/primedev/client/languagehooks.cpp b/primedev/client/languagehooks.cpp
index 0146d1d4c..36b5d5aed 100644
--- a/primedev/client/languagehooks.cpp
+++ b/primedev/client/languagehooks.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <regex>
 
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
 AUTOHOOK_INIT()
 
 typedef LANGID (*Tier0_DetectDefaultLanguageType)();
diff --git a/primedev/core/hooks.cpp b/primedev/core/hooks.cpp
index 6e8492914..fef8bbcf1 100644
--- a/primedev/core/hooks.cpp
+++ b/primedev/core/hooks.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 #define XINPUT1_3_DLL "XInput1_3.dll"
 
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
 AUTOHOOK_INIT()
 
 // called from the ON_DLL_LOAD macros
diff --git a/primedev/mods/autodownload/moddownloader.h b/primedev/mods/autodownload/moddownloader.h
index 10df39ceb..0d851e2fe 100644
--- a/primedev/mods/autodownload/moddownloader.h
+++ b/primedev/mods/autodownload/moddownloader.h
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
 class ModDownloader
 {
 private:
diff --git a/primedev/mods/modmanager.h b/primedev/mods/modmanager.h
index 233f004d4..95a8fe121 100644
--- a/primedev/mods/modmanager.h
+++ b/primedev/mods/modmanager.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <unordered_set>
 
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
 const std::string MOD_FOLDER_SUFFIX = "\\mods";
 const std::string THUNDERSTORE_MOD_FOLDER_SUFFIX = "\\packages";
 const std::string REMOTE_MOD_FOLDER_SUFFIX = "\\runtime\\remote\\mods";
diff --git a/primedev/plugins/pluginmanager.cpp b/primedev/plugins/pluginmanager.cpp
index 718e69568..14d5692b3 100644
--- a/primedev/plugins/pluginmanager.cpp
+++ b/primedev/plugins/pluginmanager.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include "config/profile.h"
 #include "core/convar/concommand.h"
 
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
 PluginManager* g_pPluginManager;
 
 const std::vector<Plugin>& PluginManager::GetLoadedPlugins() const
diff --git a/primedev/plugins/pluginmanager.h b/primedev/plugins/pluginmanager.h
index 8c0218510..7993cbb86 100644
--- a/primedev/plugins/pluginmanager.h
+++ b/primedev/plugins/pluginmanager.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include <windows.h>
 
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
 class Plugin;
 
 class PluginManager
diff --git a/primedev/server/buildainfile.cpp b/primedev/server/buildainfile.cpp
index a7f599618..19a6d0e36 100644
--- a/primedev/server/buildainfile.cpp
+++ b/primedev/server/buildainfile.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <filesystem>
 
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
 AUTOHOOK_INIT()
 
 const int AINET_VERSION_NUMBER = 57;
diff --git a/primedev/squirrel/squirrel.h b/primedev/squirrel/squirrel.h
index 1225f9098..d747bce39 100644
--- a/primedev/squirrel/squirrel.h
+++ b/primedev/squirrel/squirrel.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include "core/math/vector.h"
 #include "mods/modmanager.h"
 
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
 /*
 	definitions from hell
 	required to function