diff --git a/src/dbStatic/dbLexRoutines.c b/src/dbStatic/dbLexRoutines.c
index 5f803685e..51ea35c13 100644
--- a/src/dbStatic/dbLexRoutines.c
+++ b/src/dbStatic/dbLexRoutines.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "guigroup.h"
 #include "special.h"
 #include "macLib.h"
+#include "epicsString.h"
 
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include "link.h"
diff --git a/src/libCom/misc/epicsString.c b/src/libCom/misc/epicsString.c
index f793bc2b6..e693e0c2e 100644
--- a/src/libCom/misc/epicsString.c
+++ b/src/libCom/misc/epicsString.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include "epicsString.h"
+#include "cantProceed.h"
 
 epicsShareFunc int epicsShareAPI dbTranslateEscape(char *to, const char *from)
 {