diff --git a/nmap.cc b/nmap.cc
index f7e226e8a..75514cf47 100644
--- a/nmap.cc
+++ b/nmap.cc
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
 #include "protocols.h"
 #include "targets.h"
 #include "TargetGroup.h"
+#include "Target.h"
 #include "service_scan.h"
 #include "charpool.h"
 #include "nmap_error.h"
diff --git a/scan_engine_raw.cc b/scan_engine_raw.cc
index 40e0a2ee2..54f258ae4 100644
--- a/scan_engine_raw.cc
+++ b/scan_engine_raw.cc
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 
 #include "nmap_error.h"
 #include "NmapOps.h"
+#include "Target.h"
 #include "payload.h"
 #include "scan_engine_raw.h"
 #include "struct_ip.h"
diff --git a/scan_engine_raw.h b/scan_engine_raw.h
index 30506fd82..86c3aee10 100644
--- a/scan_engine_raw.h
+++ b/scan_engine_raw.h
@@ -127,9 +127,10 @@
 #define SCAN_ENGINE_RAW_H
 
 #include "scan_engine.h"
-#include "Target.h"
 #include <vector>
 
+class Target;
+
 void increment_base_port();
 int get_ping_pcap_result(UltraScanInfo *USI, struct timeval *stime);
 void begin_sniffer(UltraScanInfo *USI, std::vector<Target *> &Targets);
diff --git a/traceroute.h b/traceroute.h
index 5cfac6aeb..04ac0b510 100644
--- a/traceroute.h
+++ b/traceroute.h
@@ -125,10 +125,10 @@
 #ifndef NMAP_TRACEROUTE_H
 #define NMAP_TRACEROUTE_H
 
-#include "Target.h"
-
 #include <vector>
 
+class Target;
+
 int traceroute(std::vector<Target *> &Targets);
 
 void traceroute_hop_cache_clear();