diff --git a/components/esp_common/include/esp_err.h b/components/esp_common/include/esp_err.h
index f317f8a09f..34e69d3c0d 100644
--- a/components/esp_common/include/esp_err.h
+++ b/components/esp_common/include/esp_err.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <assert.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include "esp_compiler.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus