diff --git a/core/include/queue.h b/core/include/queue.h
index a9acd1df01..c2eef138f2 100644
--- a/core/include/queue.h
+++ b/core/include/queue.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #ifndef __QUEUE_H
 #define __QUEUE_H
 
-#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 
diff --git a/cpu/native/native_cpu.c b/cpu/native/native_cpu.c
index 7b82a4a25c..7cd9e47613 100644
--- a/cpu/native/native_cpu.c
+++ b/cpu/native/native_cpu.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  * @author  Ludwig Ortmann <ludwig.ortmann@fu-berlin.de>
  */
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #ifdef __MACH__
 #define _XOPEN_SOURCE
 #endif