diff --git a/joint_trajectory_controller/include/joint_trajectory_controller/joint_trajectory_controller.hpp b/joint_trajectory_controller/include/joint_trajectory_controller/joint_trajectory_controller.hpp
index e93a256e33..0ed2ce5688 100644
--- a/joint_trajectory_controller/include/joint_trajectory_controller/joint_trajectory_controller.hpp
+++ b/joint_trajectory_controller/include/joint_trajectory_controller/joint_trajectory_controller.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #define JOINT_TRAJECTORY_CONTROLLER__JOINT_TRAJECTORY_CONTROLLER_HPP_
 
 #include <chrono>
+#include <functional>  // for std::reference_wrapper
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>