diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_sinks-inl.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_sinks-inl.h
index dc2728c8..19ecdaae 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_sinks-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_sinks-inl.h
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#ifndef SPDLOG_HEADER_ONLY
+#include "spdlog/sinks/stdout_sinks.h"
+#endif
+
 #include "spdlog/details/console_globals.h"
 #include "spdlog/details/pattern_formatter.h"
 #include <memory>