diff --git a/src/meta/duplication/duplication_info.cpp b/src/meta/duplication/duplication_info.cpp
index 565be6992f..027a1f97c9 100644
--- a/src/meta/duplication/duplication_info.cpp
+++ b/src/meta/duplication/duplication_info.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "common/duplication_common.h"
 #include "meta/meta_data.h"
 #include "runtime/api_layer1.h"
+#include "utils/flags.h"
 #include "utils/fmt_logging.h"
 
 DSN_DEFINE_uint64(replication,
diff --git a/src/meta/meta_state_service_utils.h b/src/meta/meta_state_service_utils.h
index a4760918a0..04b8086df7 100644
--- a/src/meta/meta_state_service_utils.h
+++ b/src/meta/meta_state_service_utils.h
@@ -20,11 +20,14 @@
 #include <functional>
 #include <queue>
 #include <string>
+#include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "utils/blob.h"
+
 namespace dsn {
-class blob;
 class task_tracker;
+
 namespace dist {
 class meta_state_service;
 } // namespace dist
diff --git a/src/meta/test/duplication_info_test.cpp b/src/meta/test/duplication_info_test.cpp
index 25b17212ff..72bbcdbb15 100644
--- a/src/meta/test/duplication_info_test.cpp
+++ b/src/meta/test/duplication_info_test.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
 #include "runtime/app_model.h"
 #include "test_util/test_util.h"
+#include "utils/flags.h"
 
 DSN_DECLARE_uint64(dup_progress_min_update_period_ms);