diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_enc.c b/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_enc.c
index 48c44c8fdb28..26cf5486edd6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_enc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_enc.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
  *  include files
  ******************************************************************************/
+#include <linux/string.h>
 #include <wl_version.h>
 
 #include <debug.h>