diff --git a/qw/source/tga.c b/qw/source/tga.c
index d807fa2b1..c7ae30da4 100644
--- a/qw/source/tga.c
+++ b/qw/source/tga.c
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 # include <strings.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include "QF/qendian.h"
 #include "QF/quakefs.h"
 #include "QF/sys.h"