diff --git a/src/int_public.nim b/src/int_public.nim
index a9ba61b..e433887 100644
--- a/src/int_public.nim
+++ b/src/int_public.nim
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ make_binary(`xor`, Stint)
 # proc `shl`*(x: Stint, y: SomeInteger): Stint {.fooPragma, inline, noSideEffect.} =
 #   result.data = x.data shl y
 
+import ./private/int_highlow
+
 func high*[bits: static[int]](_: typedesc[Stint[bits]]): Stint[bits] {.inline.} =
   result.data = high(type result.data)
 
diff --git a/src/uint_public.nim b/src/uint_public.nim
index c023b50..0d8d89d 100644
--- a/src/uint_public.nim
+++ b/src/uint_public.nim
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ proc `shr`*(x: StUint, y: SomeInteger): StUint {.fooPragma, inline, noSideEffect
 proc `shl`*(x: StUint, y: SomeInteger): StUint {.fooPragma, inline, noSideEffect.} =
   result.data = x.data shl y
 
+import ./private/uint_highlow
+
 func high*[bits: static[int]](_: typedesc[Stuint[bits]]): Stuint[bits] {.inline.} =
   result.data = high(type result.data)