diff --git a/include/tmp/directory b/include/tmp/directory
index cbc8e20..bf4c68a 100644
--- a/include/tmp/directory
+++ b/include/tmp/directory
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <tmp/fs>
 #include <tmp/path>
 
-#include <filesystem>
 #include <string_view>
 
 namespace tmp {
diff --git a/include/tmp/file b/include/tmp/file
index 77878c5..9c32996 100644
--- a/include/tmp/file
+++ b/include/tmp/file
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <tmp/fs>
 #include <tmp/path>
 
-#include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
diff --git a/include/tmp/fs b/include/tmp/fs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e43d768
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/tmp/fs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <filesystem>
+
+namespace tmp {
+
+/// The filesystem library to use
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+}    // namespace tmp
diff --git a/include/tmp/path b/include/tmp/path
index 0d4028a..fa8557f 100644
--- a/include/tmp/path
+++ b/include/tmp/path
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <tmp/fs>
+
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <string_view>
 
 namespace tmp {
 
-/// The filesystem library to use
-namespace fs = std::filesystem;
-
 /// tmp::path is a smart handle that owns and manages a temporary path and
 /// deletes it recursively when this handle goes out of scope
 ///
diff --git a/src/tmp.cpp b/src/tmp.cpp
index 59e81e7..6fc14f5 100644
--- a/src/tmp.cpp
+++ b/src/tmp.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
+#include <tmp/fs>
 #include <tmp/path>
-
 #include <tmp/file>
 #include <tmp/directory>
 
-#include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <string_view>
 #include <system_error>