diff --git a/src/drivers/ipmi/ipmi_fru.c b/src/drivers/ipmi/ipmi_fru.c
index a5e6ea60d5..8be53f8e0a 100644
--- a/src/drivers/ipmi/ipmi_fru.c
+++ b/src/drivers/ipmi/ipmi_fru.c
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include <console/console.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <delay.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include "ipmi_ops.h"
 
 #define MAX_FRU_BUSY_RETRY 5