diff --git a/src/system/libroot/os/image.cpp b/src/system/libroot/os/image.cpp
index a59842ff3f..dc355bccab 100644
--- a/src/system/libroot/os/image.cpp
+++ b/src/system/libroot/os/image.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <image.h>
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 
 thread_id