diff --git a/HMC/disable_examples_without_instantiations.h b/HMC/disable_examples_without_instantiations.h
index 93c771d9..308793af 100644
--- a/HMC/disable_examples_without_instantiations.h
+++ b/HMC/disable_examples_without_instantiations.h
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+#include <Grid/Grid.h>
 #pragma once
 
+
 #ifndef ENABLE_FERMION_INSTANTIATIONS
 #include <iostream>
 
diff --git a/benchmarks/Benchmark_dwf_fp32.cc b/benchmarks/Benchmark_dwf_fp32.cc
index 20a695f5..f0927519 100644
--- a/benchmarks/Benchmark_dwf_fp32.cc
+++ b/benchmarks/Benchmark_dwf_fp32.cc
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     *************************************************************************************/
     /*  END LEGAL */
 #include "disable_benchmarks_without_instantiations.h"
+
 #ifdef ENABLE_FERMION_INSTANTIATIONS
 
 #include <Grid/Grid.h>
diff --git a/benchmarks/disable_benchmarks_without_instantiations.h b/benchmarks/disable_benchmarks_without_instantiations.h
index 42f688e4..0277ccf5 100644
--- a/benchmarks/disable_benchmarks_without_instantiations.h
+++ b/benchmarks/disable_benchmarks_without_instantiations.h
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#include <Grid/Grid.h>
+
 #pragma once
 
 #ifndef ENABLE_FERMION_INSTANTIATIONS
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1f3d9ddc..ab018787 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ case ${ac_FERMION_REPS} in
    yes) AC_DEFINE([ENABLE_FERMION_REPS],[1],[non QCD fermion reps]);;
 esac
 case ${ac_FERMION_INSTANTIATIONS} in
-   yes) AC_DEFINE([ENABLE_FERMION_INSTANTIONS],[1],[enable fermions]);;
+   yes) AC_DEFINE([ENABLE_FERMION_INSTANTIATIONS],[1],[enable fermions]);;
 esac
 case ${ac_GPARITY} in
    yes) AC_DEFINE([ENABLE_GPARITY],[1],[fermion actions with GPARITY BCs]);;
diff --git a/examples/disable_examples_without_instantiations.h b/examples/disable_examples_without_instantiations.h
index 93c771d9..8d523557 100644
--- a/examples/disable_examples_without_instantiations.h
+++ b/examples/disable_examples_without_instantiations.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <Grid/Grid.h>
 #pragma once
 
 #ifndef ENABLE_FERMION_INSTANTIATIONS
diff --git a/tests/disable_tests_without_instantiations.h b/tests/disable_tests_without_instantiations.h
index 03a6ea98..1fd95db6 100644
--- a/tests/disable_tests_without_instantiations.h
+++ b/tests/disable_tests_without_instantiations.h
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#include <Grid/Grid.h>
+
 #pragma once
 
 #ifndef ENABLE_FERMION_INSTANTIATIONS