diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gstjpegparser.c b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gstjpegparser.c
index ca597ad6cb..80de3fff0d 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gstjpegparser.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gstjpegparser.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <gst/base/gstbytereader.h>
 #include "gstjpegparser.h"