diff --git a/deps/civetweb/civetweb.c b/deps/civetweb/civetweb.c
index 448946269a..0692c44ea6 100644
--- a/deps/civetweb/civetweb.c
+++ b/deps/civetweb/civetweb.c
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ mg_static_assert(sizeof(void *) >= sizeof(int), "data type size check");
 #include <mach/mach_time.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 
+#include <compat/strl.h>
 
 /* clock_gettime is not implemented on OSX */
 int clock_gettime(int clk_id, struct timespec *t);