diff --git a/examples/example1/main.cpp b/examples/example1/main.cpp
index a83baab..5ce6a87 100644
--- a/examples/example1/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/example1/main.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <cstdlib>
 
 
 #include "../../src/SQLiteC++.h"