diff --git a/src/plugins/irc/irc.c b/src/plugins/irc/irc.c
index f272e002e..7549f3e92 100644
--- a/src/plugins/irc/irc.c
+++ b/src/plugins/irc/irc.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
 
 #include "../weechat-plugin.h"
 #include "irc.h"