diff --git a/src/base64.h b/src/base64.h
index a29e69687..5f2d6743d 100644
--- a/src/base64.h
+++ b/src/base64.h
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+#ifndef BASE64_HEADER
+#define BASE64_HEADER
+
 #include <string>
 
 bool base64_is_valid(std::string const& s);
 std::string base64_encode(unsigned char const* , unsigned int len);
 std::string base64_decode(std::string const& s);
+
+#endif // BASE64_HEADER
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