diff --git a/src/lib/osinfo/uname.c b/src/lib/osinfo/uname.c
index fb5cc7c20d..a0fa26d1d2 100644
--- a/src/lib/osinfo/uname.c
+++ b/src/lib/osinfo/uname.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <windows.h>
 #endif
+#include <string.h>
 
 /** Hold the result of our call to <b>uname</b>. */
 static char uname_result[256];