diff --git a/repos/base/include/base/id_space.h b/repos/base/include/base/id_space.h
index 95b69c0ab9..73e87bccba 100644
--- a/repos/base/include/base/id_space.h
+++ b/repos/base/include/base/id_space.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <util/meta.h>
 #include <base/mutex.h>
 #include <base/log.h>
+#include <base/exception.h>
 #include <util/avl_tree.h>
 
 namespace Genode { template <typename T> class Id_space; }
diff --git a/repos/base/include/base/quota_guard.h b/repos/base/include/base/quota_guard.h
index f12105e631..e9c7022926 100644
--- a/repos/base/include/base/quota_guard.h
+++ b/repos/base/include/base/quota_guard.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <util/string.h>
 #include <base/log.h>
+#include <base/exception.h>
 
 namespace Genode {
 
diff --git a/repos/base/include/base/signal.h b/repos/base/include/base/signal.h
index 73efca52f9..4ee1e0085c 100644
--- a/repos/base/include/base/signal.h
+++ b/repos/base/include/base/signal.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <util/list.h>
 #include <base/semaphore.h>
 #include <base/capability.h>
+#include <base/exception.h>
 
 /* only needed for base-hw */
 namespace Kernel { struct Signal_receiver; }
diff --git a/repos/base/include/base/weak_ptr.h b/repos/base/include/base/weak_ptr.h
index 297a1674f4..ee48b6db83 100644
--- a/repos/base/include/base/weak_ptr.h
+++ b/repos/base/include/base/weak_ptr.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <base/blockade.h>
 #include <base/mutex.h>
 #include <base/log.h>
+#include <base/exception.h>
 #include <util/list.h>
 
 namespace Genode {
diff --git a/repos/base/include/util/list_model.h b/repos/base/include/util/list_model.h
index 5334f60228..b17a9fb5a4 100644
--- a/repos/base/include/util/list_model.h
+++ b/repos/base/include/util/list_model.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <util/xml_node.h>
 #include <util/list.h>
 #include <base/log.h>
+#include <base/exception.h>
 
 namespace Genode {
 
diff --git a/repos/ports/src/virtualbox6/sup_vm.h b/repos/ports/src/virtualbox6/sup_vm.h
index d12d6425e7..bafcde4bb3 100644
--- a/repos/ports/src/virtualbox6/sup_vm.h
+++ b/repos/ports/src/virtualbox6/sup_vm.h
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 #ifndef _SUP_VM_H_
 #define _SUP_VM_H_
 
+/* Genode includes */
+#include <base/exception.h>
+
 /* VirtualBox includes */
 #include <iprt/assert.h>
 #include <VBox/vmm/gvm.h>