diff --git a/libmpcodecs/native/nuppelvideo.c b/libmpcodecs/native/nuppelvideo.c
index 6ddc59fb2a..0cb38932fd 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/native/nuppelvideo.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/native/nuppelvideo.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <strings.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #include "config.h"
 #include "mp_msg.h"