diff --git a/gtsam/nonlinear/GradientDescentOptimizer.h b/gtsam/nonlinear/GradientDescentOptimizer.h
index 6f79b4779..659aff68c 100644
--- a/gtsam/nonlinear/GradientDescentOptimizer.h
+++ b/gtsam/nonlinear/GradientDescentOptimizer.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <gtsam/base/manifold.h>
 #include <gtsam/nonlinear/NonlinearOptimizer.h>
 
 namespace gtsam {
@@ -175,6 +176,8 @@ double lineSearch(const S &system, const V currentValues, const W &gradient) {
 template <class S, class V>
 V conjugateGradient(const S &system, const V &initial, const NonlinearOptimizerParams &params, const bool gradientDescent) {
 
+  GTSAM_CONCEPT_MANIFOLD_TYPE(V);
+
   // check if we're already close enough
   double currentError = system.error(initial);
   if(currentError <= params.errorTol) {