diff --git a/projects/apis/metal/src/shader_module/metal_shader_compiler.h b/projects/apis/metal/src/shader_module/metal_shader_compiler.h
index f1f2869..e99ee31 100644
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/shader_module/metal_shader_compiler.h
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/shader_module/metal_shader_compiler.h
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "stdint.h"
-#include "stdlib.h"
 #include "utils/gryphn_bool.h"
 #include <core/src/uniforms/gryphn_uniform_layout.h>
 
diff --git a/projects/apis/metal/src/shader_module/metal_shader_compiler.mm b/projects/apis/metal/src/shader_module/metal_shader_compiler.mm
index 63d8443..cba2d46 100644
--- a/projects/apis/metal/src/shader_module/metal_shader_compiler.mm
+++ b/projects/apis/metal/src/shader_module/metal_shader_compiler.mm
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "metal_shader_compiler.h"
 #include "spirv_msl.hpp"
+#include "stdlib.h"
 // #include "iostream"
 
 typedef struct mtlCompiler_t {