diff --git a/src/DatabaseSave.cxx b/src/DatabaseSave.cxx
index fb63d4969..452a7828a 100644
--- a/src/DatabaseSave.cxx
+++ b/src/DatabaseSave.cxx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <glib.h>
 
 #include <assert.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #define DIRECTORY_INFO_BEGIN "info_begin"
diff --git a/src/SongUpdate.cxx b/src/SongUpdate.cxx
index ecee456ec..075e94242 100644
--- a/src/SongUpdate.cxx
+++ b/src/SongUpdate.cxx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "thread/Cond.hxx"
 
 #include <assert.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/src/fs/Path.hxx b/src/fs/Path.hxx
index 0f79cce4e..a8e339685 100644
--- a/src/fs/Path.hxx
+++ b/src/fs/Path.hxx
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include <string>
 
 #include <assert.h>
-#include <string.h>
 
 class Error;