diff --git a/dumux/common/properties.hh b/dumux/common/properties.hh
index deb4b7904b720fae2a28e097f98faf39481c8e10..ff39703da05ff497bff27cb8bbdbb138d2012ff8 100644
--- a/dumux/common/properties.hh
+++ b/dumux/common/properties.hh
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #ifndef DUMUX_PROPERTY_SYSTEM_HH
 #include <dumux/common/properties/propertysystem.hh>
+#include <dumux/common/properties/propertysystemmacros.hh>
 #endif
 
 namespace Dumux {