diff --git a/src/server/transaction.cpp b/src/server/transaction.cpp
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+#include "sdbusplus/server/transaction.hpp"
+
+namespace sdbusplus
+{
+namespace server
+{
+namespace transaction
+{
+namespace details
+{
+
+// Transaction Id
+thread_local uint64_t id = 0;
+
+} // namespace details
+} // namespace transaction
+} // namespace server
+} // namespace sdbusplus