diff --git a/exwm-modeline.el b/exwm-modeline.el
index 3cbe1d0..9843fb4 100644
--- a/exwm-modeline.el
+++ b/exwm-modeline.el
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 ;; Take a look at `exwm-modeline-mode' for more info.
 
 ;;; Code:
+(eval-when-compile
+  (require 'cl-lib))
 (require 'exwm)
 (require 'exwm-randr)
 (require 'exwm-workspace)