diff --git a/bsps/shared/dev/spi/cadence-spi.c b/bsps/shared/dev/spi/cadence-spi.c
index c87289bf93..5b3725fbc0 100644
--- a/bsps/shared/dev/spi/cadence-spi.c
+++ b/bsps/shared/dev/spi/cadence-spi.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 
 #include <bsp.h>
+#include <strings.h>
 
 #include <rtems/irq-extension.h>
 #include <sys/param.h> /* MAX() */