diff --git a/common/JackAPIWrapper.cpp b/common/JackAPIWrapper.cpp
index c7cb9773..30919288 100644
--- a/common/JackAPIWrapper.cpp
+++ b/common/JackAPIWrapper.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ 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"
diff --git a/common/varargs.h b/common/varargs.h
index 5957873c..c4220857 100644
--- a/common/varargs.h
+++ b/common/varargs.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"