diff --git a/src/device-info.h b/src/device-info.h
index 6cb3683..362dd26 100644
--- a/src/device-info.h
+++ b/src/device-info.h
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 
+// added this library due to an error when running install script
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+
 // glib
 #include <glib.h>