diff --git a/common/JackAPIWrapper.cpp b/common/JackAPIWrapper.cpp
index b134ea4b..8839fb8c 100644
--- a/common/JackAPIWrapper.cpp
+++ b/common/JackAPIWrapper.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"