diff --git a/examples/bench/bench.cpp b/examples/bench/bench.cpp
index ac0e6bb9..dfb1d11b 100644
--- a/examples/bench/bench.cpp
+++ b/examples/bench/bench.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "whisper.h"
 
 #include <cstdio>
+#include <cstring>
 #include <string>
 #include <thread>