diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/notifications/notification-freedesktop.c b/src/fe-gtk/notifications/notification-freedesktop.c
index 80ae0e1d..a23284e5 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/notifications/notification-freedesktop.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/notifications/notification-freedesktop.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
+#include <string.h>
 #include <gio/gio.h>
 
 static GDBusProxy *fdo_notifications;