diff --git a/src/lib/eina/eina_inline_slice.x b/src/lib/eina/eina_inline_slice.x
index b1eba9620d..f0188bdf69 100644
--- a/src/lib/eina/eina_inline_slice.x
+++ b/src/lib/eina/eina_inline_slice.x
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #ifndef _EINA_INLINE_SLICE_H
 #define _EINA_INLINE_SLICE_H
 
+#include <string.h>
+
 static inline Eina_Slice
 eina_rw_slice_slice_get(const Eina_Rw_Slice rw_slice)
 {