diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fides/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fides/package.py
index 4b099d5951b..f9985bf9b68 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fides/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fides/package.py
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ class Fides(CMakePackage):
     depends_on('adios2~zfp', when='+adios2')
     depends_on("vtk-m", when="+vtk-m")
 
+    # Fix missing implicit includes
+    @when('%gcc@7:')
+    def setup_build_environment(self, env):
+        env.append_flags('CXXFLAGS', '-include limits -include numeric')
+
     def cmake_args(self):
         spec = self.spec
         options = [