diff --git a/arangod/Aql/tokens.cpp b/arangod/Aql/tokens.cpp
index 57c19b88a0..4700a592bb 100644
--- a/arangod/Aql/tokens.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Aql/tokens.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+#line 15 "arangod/Aql/tokens.ll"
+#include <stdint.h>
 
-#line 3 "arangod/Aql/tokens.cpp"
+
+
+#line 7 "arangod/Aql/tokens.cpp"
 
 #define  YY_INT_ALIGNED short int
 
diff --git a/arangod/Aql/tokens.ll b/arangod/Aql/tokens.ll
index d7b968e43a..d6c58510c0 100644
--- a/arangod/Aql/tokens.ll
+++ b/arangod/Aql/tokens.ll
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 %option reentrant
 %option 8bit
 %option prefix="Aql"
@@ -12,6 +11,10 @@
 %x COMMENT_SINGLE
 %x COMMENT_MULTI
 
+%top{
+#include <stdint.h>
+}
+
 %{
 #include "Basics/Common.h"
 #include "Basics/conversions.h"