diff --git a/Cantera/cxx/include/Cantera.h b/Cantera/cxx/include/Cantera.h
index a1cd1fb0b..0611576ab 100755
--- a/Cantera/cxx/include/Cantera.h
+++ b/Cantera/cxx/include/Cantera.h
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 // The Cantera logger class
 #include "kernel/logger.h"
 
+// Include the timer
+#include "kernel/clockWC.h"
+
 #endif