diff --git a/src/plugins/xfer/xfer-dcc.c b/src/plugins/xfer/xfer-dcc.c
index 0e0142a4c..f13c99906 100644
--- a/src/plugins/xfer/xfer-dcc.c
+++ b/src/plugins/xfer/xfer-dcc.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>