diff --git a/src/core/model/system-path.cc b/src/core/model/system-path.cc
index e589a2365..b97735c93 100644
--- a/src/core/model/system-path.cc
+++ b/src/core/model/system-path.cc
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ namespace fs = std::experimental::filesystem;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __linux__
+#include <cstring>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif