diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 77cfeada6..9d477bb77 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1005,6 +1005,7 @@ $common_libs = [
   :boost_regex,
   :boost_filesystem,
   :boost_system,
+  :fmt,
 ]
 
 $common_libs += [:cmark] if c?(:USE_QT)
diff --git a/src/common/common.h b/src/common/common.h
index 794728a91..53c5b2570 100644
--- a/src/common/common.h
+++ b/src/common/common.h
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 # include <inttypes.h>
 #endif // HAVE_INTTYPES_H
 
+#include <fmt/format.h>
+#include <fmt/ostream.h>
+
 #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 #include <boost/format.hpp>