diff --git a/lib/vector.c b/lib/vector.c
index bbea67c12f22..60d383101ac6 100644
--- a/lib/vector.c
+++ b/lib/vector.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <zebra.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #include "vector.h"
 #include "memory.h"
diff --git a/lib/zebra.h b/lib/zebra.h
index 9907c6dde992..0a2f548741d9 100644
--- a/lib/zebra.h
+++ b/lib/zebra.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <string.h>
 #ifdef HAVE_STROPTS_H
 #include <stropts.h>
 #endif /* HAVE_STROPTS_H */