diff --git a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/inband_code_update.cpp b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/inband_code_update.cpp
index 27ce945..fe7fde0 100644
--- a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/inband_code_update.cpp
+++ b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/inband_code_update.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include <fstream>
 namespace pldm
 {
+using namespace utils;
+
 namespace responder
 {
 using namespace oem_ibm_platform;