diff --git a/src/vt/collective/barrier/barrier.cc b/src/vt/collective/barrier/barrier.cc
index 525529a150..313a5e3eec 100644
--- a/src/vt/collective/barrier/barrier.cc
+++ b/src/vt/collective/barrier/barrier.cc
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "vt/collective/barrier/barrier.h"
 #include "vt/collective/collective_alg.h"
 #include "vt/messaging/active.h"
+#include "vt/scheduler/scheduler.h"
 
 namespace vt { namespace collective { namespace barrier {
 
diff --git a/src/vt/collective/collective_alg.cc b/src/vt/collective/collective_alg.cc
index c07728e7b8..32502fced6 100644
--- a/src/vt/collective/collective_alg.cc
+++ b/src/vt/collective/collective_alg.cc
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 */
 
 #include "vt/collective/collective_alg.h"
+#include "vt/scheduler/scheduler.h"
 
 #include <cstdint>
 
diff --git a/src/vt/collective/collective_scope.cc b/src/vt/collective/collective_scope.cc
index 320c4d61bd..3fa7c8dc46 100644
--- a/src/vt/collective/collective_scope.cc
+++ b/src/vt/collective/collective_scope.cc
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include "vt/collective/collective_scope.h"
 #include "vt/collective/collective_alg.h"
 #include "vt/pipe/pipe_manager.h"
+#include "vt/scheduler/scheduler.h"
 
 namespace vt { namespace collective {
 
diff --git a/src/vt/group/global/group_default.cc b/src/vt/group/global/group_default.cc
index 56459379e0..aaa9cfb757 100644
--- a/src/vt/group/global/group_default.cc
+++ b/src/vt/group/global/group_default.cc
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include "vt/messaging/message.h"
 #include "vt/messaging/message/smart_ptr.h"
 #include "vt/collective/tree/tree.h"
+#include "vt/scheduler/scheduler.h"
 
 #include <memory>
 #include <cassert>
diff --git a/src/vt/messaging/active.cc b/src/vt/messaging/active.cc
index eeb39d7e3c..9150ed548e 100644
--- a/src/vt/messaging/active.cc
+++ b/src/vt/messaging/active.cc
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 #include "vt/scheduler/priority.h"
 #include "vt/utils/mpi_limits/mpi_max_tag.h"
 #include "vt/runtime/mpi_access.h"
+#include "vt/scheduler/scheduler.h"
 
 namespace vt { namespace messaging {
 
diff --git a/src/vt/sequence/sequencer.impl.h b/src/vt/sequence/sequencer.impl.h
index b487745c96..4120111354 100644
--- a/src/vt/sequence/sequencer.impl.h
+++ b/src/vt/sequence/sequencer.impl.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include "vt/config.h"
 #include "vt/sequence/seq_common.h"
 #include "vt/sequence/sequencer_headers.h"
+#include "vt/scheduler/scheduler.h"
 
 namespace vt { namespace seq {
 
diff --git a/src/vt/termination/dijkstra-scholten/comm.cc b/src/vt/termination/dijkstra-scholten/comm.cc
index d9fe97765f..af9d9ce2b0 100644
--- a/src/vt/termination/dijkstra-scholten/comm.cc
+++ b/src/vt/termination/dijkstra-scholten/comm.cc
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #include "vt/termination/dijkstra-scholten/ds.h"
 #include "vt/messaging/active.h"
 #include "vt/context/context.h"
+#include "vt/scheduler/scheduler.h"
 
 namespace vt { namespace term { namespace ds {
 
diff --git a/src/vt/vrt/collection/manager.impl.h b/src/vt/vrt/collection/manager.impl.h
index 35dec2c876..6dd16985c4 100644
--- a/src/vt/vrt/collection/manager.impl.h
+++ b/src/vt/vrt/collection/manager.impl.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 #include "vt/runnable/collection.h"
 #include "vt/group/group_headers.h"
 #include "vt/pipe/pipe_headers.h"
+#include "vt/scheduler/scheduler.h"
 
 #include <tuple>
 #include <utility>