diff --git a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/signal_handler.cpp b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/signal_handler.cpp
index ebe7585f74..c76f0ac5b4 100644
--- a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/signal_handler.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/signal_handler.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <atomic>
 #include <csignal>
+#include <cstring>
 #include <mutex>
 #include <string>
 #include <thread>