diff --git a/pw_work_queue/public/pw_work_queue/internal/circular_buffer.h b/pw_work_queue/public/pw_work_queue/internal/circular_buffer.h
index 6482fd1829..c2f4dc5ddf 100644
--- a/pw_work_queue/public/pw_work_queue/internal/circular_buffer.h
+++ b/pw_work_queue/public/pw_work_queue/internal/circular_buffer.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <optional>
 
+#include "pw_assert/assert.h"
 #include "pw_span/span.h"
 
 namespace pw::work_queue::internal {