diff --git a/src/plugins/irc/irc-config.c b/src/plugins/irc/irc-config.c
index 2da039ecd..0fe794e92 100644
--- a/src/plugins/irc/irc-config.c
+++ b/src/plugins/irc/irc-config.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <pwd.h>