diff --git a/bsps/sparc/shared/uart/cons.c b/bsps/sparc/shared/uart/cons.c
index 37f448cbf1..410d6e231f 100644
--- a/bsps/sparc/shared/uart/cons.c
+++ b/bsps/sparc/shared/uart/cons.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <bsp.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <bsp/cons.h>
 #include <rtems/console.h>