diff --git a/src/include/stdlib.h b/src/include/stdlib.h
index 8bae40f2e1..1fa8e24d18 100644
--- a/src/include/stdlib.h
+++ b/src/include/stdlib.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #define ARRAY_SIZE(a) (sizeof(a) / sizeof((a)[0]))
 
+#ifndef __ROMCC__
 extern void *malloc(size_t size);
 void free(void *ptr);
 
@@ -12,5 +13,6 @@ void free(void *ptr);
 typedef size_t malloc_mark_t;
 void malloc_mark(malloc_mark_t *place);
 void malloc_release(malloc_mark_t *place);
+#endif
 
 #endif /* STDLIB_H */
diff --git a/src/southbridge/via/vt8237r/vt8237r_early_smbus.c b/src/southbridge/via/vt8237r/vt8237r_early_smbus.c
index 8922188a70..bbc2daa3d4 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/via/vt8237r/vt8237r_early_smbus.c
+++ b/src/southbridge/via/vt8237r/vt8237r_early_smbus.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <device/pci_ids.h>
 #include <spd.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include "vt8237r.h"
 
 /**