diff --git a/dumux/common/start.hh b/dumux/common/start.hh
index 5e45a0a4d6d8924fb500f1da7fb79e5683677a2c..02cb51eb4ba2d7f205e15d2ca8ec5d6d5f8b6e32 100644
--- a/dumux/common/start.hh
+++ b/dumux/common/start.hh
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #ifndef DUMUX_START_HH
 #define DUMUX_START_HH
 
+#include <ctime>
 #include <iostream>
 
 #include <dune/common/parametertreeparser.hh>