diff --git a/mcop/tcpconnection.cc b/mcop/tcpconnection.cc
index e87fde5..722ed2c 100644
--- a/mcop/tcpconnection.cc
+++ b/mcop/tcpconnection.cc
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include "debug.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace Arts;
diff --git a/mcop/unixconnection.cc b/mcop/unixconnection.cc
index 40247c4..38464d3 100644
--- a/mcop/unixconnection.cc
+++ b/mcop/unixconnection.cc
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <sys/un.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace Arts;
diff --git a/mcop/unixserver.cc b/mcop/unixserver.cc
index 9c13ab2..acb3496 100644
--- a/mcop/unixserver.cc
+++ b/mcop/unixserver.cc
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>                                                      
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace Arts;
diff --git a/mcop_mt/threads_posix.cc b/mcop_mt/threads_posix.cc
index 0a884f9..0ec24a5 100644
--- a/mcop_mt/threads_posix.cc
+++ b/mcop_mt/threads_posix.cc
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static void pth_rec_cond_init (GslCond *cond)
 static void pth_rec_cond_wait_timed (GslCond *cond, GslMutex *mutex,
 									 gulong abs_secs, gulong abs_usecs)
 {
-	struct timespec abstime;
+	struct ::timespec abstime;
 
 	abstime.tv_sec = abs_secs;
 	abstime.tv_nsec = abs_usecs * 1000;