diff --git a/base/errors_unix.cpp b/base/errors_unix.cpp
index 296995efe..48269b675 100644
--- a/base/errors_unix.cpp
+++ b/base/errors_unix.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "android-base/errors.h"
 
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 namespace android {
 namespace base {