diff --git a/src/liburing.h b/src/liburing.h
index 32e7211..3df5462 100644
--- a/src/liburing.h
+++ b/src/liburing.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #include <sys/uio.h>
 #include <signal.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include "compat.h"
 #include "io_uring.h"