diff --git a/contrib/epee/include/file_io_utils.h b/contrib/epee/include/file_io_utils.h
index 3c4ae1493..25f8c648b 100644
--- a/contrib/epee/include/file_io_utils.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/file_io_utils.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #ifndef _FILE_IO_UTILS_H_
 #define _FILE_IO_UTILS_H_
 
-#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
 #include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
 #include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp>
 #ifdef WIN32