diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/s390/util/kvm-stat.c b/tools/perf/arch/s390/util/kvm-stat.c
index dac78441338c..0fd4e9f49ed0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/s390/util/kvm-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/s390/util/kvm-stat.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include "../../util/kvm-stat.h"
 #include "../../util/evsel.h"
 #include <asm/sie.h>