diff --git a/source/common/http/BUILD b/source/common/http/BUILD
index c4e8f00ad335b..4a8e95c24ba28 100644
--- a/source/common/http/BUILD
+++ b/source/common/http/BUILD
@@ -411,5 +411,6 @@ envoy_cc_library(
     ],
     deps = [
         "//include/envoy/http:codes_interface",
+        "//source/common/common:assert_lib",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/source/common/http/status.cc b/source/common/http/status.cc
index 166b154a3d2be..74c38d82d145e 100644
--- a/source/common/http/status.cc
+++ b/source/common/http/status.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "common/http/status.h"
 
+#include "common/common/assert.h"
+
 #include "absl/strings/str_cat.h"
 
 namespace Envoy {