diff --git a/rclcpp_components/include/rclcpp_components/node_factory.hpp b/rclcpp_components/include/rclcpp_components/node_factory.hpp
index 67e6cd7331..7b1f2dcae6 100644
--- a/rclcpp_components/include/rclcpp_components/node_factory.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp_components/include/rclcpp_components/node_factory.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #ifndef RCLCPP_COMPONENTS__NODE_FACTORY_HPP__
 #define RCLCPP_COMPONENTS__NODE_FACTORY_HPP__
 
+#include "rclcpp/node_options.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp_components/node_instance_wrapper.hpp"
 
 namespace rclcpp_components