diff --git a/iceoryx_posh/include/iceoryx_posh/internal/popo/building_blocks/chunk_distributor.hpp b/iceoryx_posh/include/iceoryx_posh/internal/popo/building_blocks/chunk_distributor.hpp
index 40817071abc..e18aa6b93bc 100644
--- a/iceoryx_posh/include/iceoryx_posh/internal/popo/building_blocks/chunk_distributor.hpp
+++ b/iceoryx_posh/include/iceoryx_posh/internal/popo/building_blocks/chunk_distributor.hpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include "iceoryx_posh/internal/popo/building_blocks/chunk_queue_pusher.hpp"
 #include "iceoryx_utils/cxx/helplets.hpp"
 
+#include <thread>
+
 namespace iox
 {
 namespace popo
diff --git a/iceoryx_posh/include/iceoryx_posh/internal/popo/building_blocks/chunk_distributor.inl b/iceoryx_posh/include/iceoryx_posh/internal/popo/building_blocks/chunk_distributor.inl
index 4a4b558c4a1..15d2ccd9654 100644
--- a/iceoryx_posh/include/iceoryx_posh/internal/popo/building_blocks/chunk_distributor.inl
+++ b/iceoryx_posh/include/iceoryx_posh/internal/popo/building_blocks/chunk_distributor.inl
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 #ifndef IOX_POSH_POPO_BUILDING_BLOCKS_CHUNK_DISTRIBUTOR_INL
 #define IOX_POSH_POPO_BUILDING_BLOCKS_CHUNK_DISTRIBUTOR_INL
 
-#include <thread> 
-
 namespace iox
 {
 namespace popo