diff --git a/utils/ipu3/ipu3-pack.c b/utils/ipu3/ipu3-pack.c
index decbfc6c397a..27af44068956 100644
--- a/utils/ipu3/ipu3-pack.c
+++ b/utils/ipu3/ipu3-pack.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <libgen.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/utils/ipu3/ipu3-unpack.c b/utils/ipu3/ipu3-unpack.c
index 9d2c1200d932..aa67e0b0ecf5 100644
--- a/utils/ipu3/ipu3-unpack.c
+++ b/utils/ipu3/ipu3-unpack.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <libgen.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>