diff --git a/src/InstallationDirectories.cc b/src/InstallationDirectories.cc
index 510f710ac..7b9bcf459 100644
--- a/src/InstallationDirectories.cc
+++ b/src/InstallationDirectories.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 #include <gz/physics/config.hh>
 #include <gz/physics/InstallationDirectories.hh>
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <shlwapi.h>
+#endif
+
 namespace gz
 {
 namespace physics