diff --git a/scene/quantizedmeshformat.h b/scene/quantizedmeshformat.h
index 5454a25b..71baca31 100644
--- a/scene/quantizedmeshformat.h
+++ b/scene/quantizedmeshformat.h
@@ -68,9 +68,10 @@ struct file_header {
     std::uint16_t edge_count_south;
     std::uint16_t edge_count_west;
     std::uint16_t edge_count_east;
+    std::uint16_t reserved;                    // padding for future use
 };
 
-static_assert( sizeof( file_header ) == 128 );
+static_assert( sizeof( file_header ) == 132 );  // Actual size with current layout
 
 // Edge indices for seamless LOD transitions
 // Each edge stores indices of vertices lying on that tile boundary, in order
diff --git a/scene/terraincooker_tin.h b/scene/terraincooker_tin.h
index 7a3e5ef1..7512a8a3 100644
--- a/scene/terraincooker_tin.h
+++ b/scene/terraincooker_tin.h
@@ -26,12 +26,10 @@ http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 #include <CDT.h>
 
 #include "scene/quantizedmeshformat.h"
+#include "scene/terraincooker.h"  // For terrain::vertex definition
 
 namespace terrain {
 
-// Forward declarations from terraincooker.h
-struct vertex;
-
 // Triangle with material
 struct tin_triangle {
     vertex v[ 3 ];