diff --git a/src/ec/starlabs/merlin/variants/kbl/ecdefs.h b/src/ec/starlabs/merlin/variants/kbl/ecdefs.h
index af771c4613..a9dda92716 100644
--- a/src/ec/starlabs/merlin/variants/kbl/ecdefs.h
+++ b/src/ec/starlabs/merlin/variants/kbl/ecdefs.h
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
 
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
 /*
  * EC communication interface for ITE Embedded Controller
  */