diff --git a/app/test-bbdev/main.c b/app/test-bbdev/main.c
index ff65173fdb..ec830eb32b 100644
--- a/app/test-bbdev/main.c
+++ b/app/test-bbdev/main.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
diff --git a/app/test-bbdev/test_bbdev_perf.c b/app/test-bbdev/test_bbdev_perf.c
index 8fab52d821..311e5d1a96 100644
--- a/app/test-bbdev/test_bbdev_perf.c
+++ b/app/test-bbdev/test_bbdev_perf.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
diff --git a/app/test-bbdev/test_bbdev_vector.c b/app/test-bbdev/test_bbdev_vector.c
index f020836f88..f1c1fe09eb 100644
--- a/app/test-bbdev/test_bbdev_vector.c
+++ b/app/test-bbdev/test_bbdev_vector.c
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 #ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_FREEBSD
 	#define _WITH_GETLINE
 #endif
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
diff --git a/app/test-compress-perf/comp_perf_test_cyclecount.c b/app/test-compress-perf/comp_perf_test_cyclecount.c
index a3f6404eb2..7473cb6277 100644
--- a/app/test-compress-perf/comp_perf_test_cyclecount.c
+++ b/app/test-compress-perf/comp_perf_test_cyclecount.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2019 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
diff --git a/app/test-compress-perf/comp_perf_test_throughput.c b/app/test-compress-perf/comp_perf_test_throughput.c
index 4569599eb9..79cd2b2bf2 100644
--- a/app/test-compress-perf/comp_perf_test_throughput.c
+++ b/app/test-compress-perf/comp_perf_test_throughput.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
diff --git a/app/test-compress-perf/comp_perf_test_verify.c b/app/test-compress-perf/comp_perf_test_verify.c
index 7d06029488..8964442891 100644
--- a/app/test-compress-perf/comp_perf_test_verify.c
+++ b/app/test-compress-perf/comp_perf_test_verify.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
diff --git a/app/test-compress-perf/main.c b/app/test-compress-perf/main.c
index ce9e80bedc..41b8edc2bd 100644
--- a/app/test-compress-perf/main.c
+++ b/app/test-compress-perf/main.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_options_parsing.c b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_options_parsing.c
index 10793ec82f..bc5e312c81 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_options_parsing.c
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_options_parsing.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <getopt.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_pmd_cyclecount.c b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_pmd_cyclecount.c
index 6b4d09e623..3f2da13d3a 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_pmd_cyclecount.c
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_pmd_cyclecount.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include <rte_crypto.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_throughput.c b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_throughput.c
index cecf30e470..fba66bbde9 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_throughput.c
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_throughput.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2016-2017 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_crypto.h>
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_vector_parsing.c b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_vector_parsing.c
index 87f3a90055..98e46c3381 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_vector_parsing.c
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_vector_parsing.c
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 #ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_FREEBSD
 	#define _WITH_GETLINE
 #endif
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_verify.c b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_verify.c
index 5c0dc82290..b691595675 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_verify.c
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_verify.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2016-2017 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_crypto.h>
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/main.c b/app/test-crypto-perf/main.c
index 17e30a8e74..27acd619bc 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/main.c
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/main.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/evt_main.c b/app/test-eventdev/evt_main.c
index b785e603ee..5c7ac2cce9 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/evt_main.c
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/evt_main.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 
diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/evt_options.c b/app/test-eventdev/evt_options.c
index 8922831da1..6c3e0e5b6a 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/evt_options.c
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/evt_options.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/parser.h b/app/test-eventdev/parser.h
index 696b40a3e2..954371b5b8 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/parser.h
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/parser.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef __INCLUDE_PARSER_H__
 #define __INCLUDE_PARSER_H__
 
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #define PARSE_DELIMITER				" \f\n\r\t\v"
diff --git a/app/test-fib/main.c b/app/test-fib/main.c
index 830c32cc44..eafd4e2be0 100644
--- a/app/test-fib/main.c
+++ b/app/test-fib/main.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <getopt.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
diff --git a/app/test-flow-perf/actions_gen.c b/app/test-flow-perf/actions_gen.c
index 13e1b82389..63f05d87fa 100644
--- a/app/test-flow-perf/actions_gen.c
+++ b/app/test-flow-perf/actions_gen.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * and initializing it with needed data.
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/bpf_cmd.c b/app/test-pmd/bpf_cmd.c
index 648e0e9294..46f6b7d6d2 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/bpf_cmd.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/bpf_cmd.c
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
index b4fe9dfb17..07566c7a77 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2014 6WIND S.A.
  */
 
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline_tm.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline_tm.c
index fb56a234c5..1bc6c00998 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline_tm.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline_tm.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <ctype.h>
+
 #include <cmdline_parse.h>
 #include <cmdline_parse_num.h>
 #include <cmdline_parse_string.h>
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/config.c b/app/test-pmd/config.c
index a2939867c4..86054455d2 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/config.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/config.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * Copyright 2013-2014 6WIND S.A.
  */
 
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/app/test-sad/main.c b/app/test-sad/main.c
index 1024757add..addfc07145 100644
--- a/app/test-sad/main.c
+++ b/app/test-sad/main.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
diff --git a/app/test/test.h b/app/test/test.h
index 7115edf469..85f57efbc6 100644
--- a/app/test/test.h
+++ b/app/test/test.h
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 #ifndef _TEST_H_
 #define _TEST_H_
 
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 
 #include <rte_hexdump.h>
diff --git a/drivers/baseband/la12xx/bbdev_la12xx.c b/drivers/baseband/la12xx/bbdev_la12xx.c
index 4d1bd16751..4e47d9342c 100644
--- a/drivers/baseband/la12xx/bbdev_la12xx.c
+++ b/drivers/baseband/la12xx/bbdev_la12xx.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright 2020-2021 NXP
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
diff --git a/drivers/baseband/null/bbdev_null.c b/drivers/baseband/null/bbdev_null.c
index 248e12987f..eeab25941c 100644
--- a/drivers/baseband/null/bbdev_null.c
+++ b/drivers/baseband/null/bbdev_null.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
diff --git a/drivers/baseband/turbo_sw/bbdev_turbo_software.c b/drivers/baseband/turbo_sw/bbdev_turbo_software.c
index af7bc416f9..c01a04fed5 100644
--- a/drivers/baseband/turbo_sw/bbdev_turbo_software.c
+++ b/drivers/baseband/turbo_sw/bbdev_turbo_software.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
diff --git a/drivers/bus/vdev/vdev_params.c b/drivers/bus/vdev/vdev_params.c
index 3969faf16d..3d6f63344a 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/vdev/vdev_params.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/vdev/vdev_params.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright 2018 Gaëtan Rivet
  */
 
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <rte_dev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/common/cnxk/cnxk_telemetry_nix.c b/drivers/common/cnxk/cnxk_telemetry_nix.c
index 4119e9ee4f..b7285cf137 100644
--- a/drivers/common/cnxk/cnxk_telemetry_nix.c
+++ b/drivers/common/cnxk/cnxk_telemetry_nix.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(C) 2021 Marvell.
  */
 
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include "cnxk_telemetry.h"
 #include "roc_api.h"
 #include "roc_priv.h"
diff --git a/drivers/common/cnxk/cnxk_telemetry_npa.c b/drivers/common/cnxk/cnxk_telemetry_npa.c
index ae515df84f..b6ae108b10 100644
--- a/drivers/common/cnxk/cnxk_telemetry_npa.c
+++ b/drivers/common/cnxk/cnxk_telemetry_npa.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(C) 2021 Marvell.
  */
 
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include "cnxk_telemetry.h"
 #include "roc_api.h"
 #include "roc_priv.h"
diff --git a/drivers/common/octeontx/octeontx_mbox.c b/drivers/common/octeontx/octeontx_mbox.c
index f414267e4f..4fd3fda721 100644
--- a/drivers/common/octeontx/octeontx_mbox.c
+++ b/drivers/common/octeontx/octeontx_mbox.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2017 Cavium, Inc
  */
 
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/bcmfs/bcmfs_device.c b/drivers/crypto/bcmfs/bcmfs_device.c
index 27720e4eb8..ada7ba342c 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/bcmfs/bcmfs_device.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/bcmfs/bcmfs_device.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/bcmfs/hw/bcmfs_rm_common.c b/drivers/crypto/bcmfs/hw/bcmfs_rm_common.c
index 9445d28f92..3424294fc9 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/bcmfs/hw/bcmfs_rm_common.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/bcmfs/hw/bcmfs_rm_common.c
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
  * All rights reserved.
  */
 
+#include <errno.h>
+
 #include "bcmfs_hw_defs.h"
 #include "bcmfs_rm_common.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd.c
index dd198080bf..c22d732180 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd.c
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  * Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation
  */
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_hexdump.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/dma/skeleton/skeleton_dmadev.c b/drivers/dma/skeleton/skeleton_dmadev.c
index 82b4661323..fbe4a374f4 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/skeleton/skeleton_dmadev.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/skeleton/skeleton_dmadev.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
diff --git a/drivers/event/dsw/dsw_event.c b/drivers/event/dsw/dsw_event.c
index e209cd5b00..340561b4e6 100644
--- a/drivers/event/dsw/dsw_event.c
+++ b/drivers/event/dsw/dsw_event.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c
index 9e14e35d10..f10a699674 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev_selftest.c b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev_selftest.c
index b55523632a..3d945d67dd 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev_selftest.c
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev_selftest.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2017 Cavium, Inc
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
diff --git a/drivers/event/opdl/opdl_evdev.c b/drivers/event/opdl/opdl_evdev.c
index 8b6890b220..53d637bc6b 100644
--- a/drivers/event/opdl/opdl_evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/opdl/opdl_evdev.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/event/opdl/opdl_test.c b/drivers/event/opdl/opdl_test.c
index 24b92df476..c251478d59 100644
--- a/drivers/event/opdl/opdl_test.c
+++ b/drivers/event/opdl/opdl_test.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
diff --git a/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c b/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c
index f93313b31b..309b988d82 100644
--- a/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev_selftest.c b/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev_selftest.c
index cb97a4d615..72d745fbec 100644
--- a/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev_selftest.c
+++ b/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev_selftest.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c b/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
index 1396f32c3d..cbcb46049e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktchkr.c b/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktchkr.c
index 12a5abb2f7..e1f336c73c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktchkr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktchkr.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2015-2018 Atomic Rules LLC
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktgen.c b/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktgen.c
index 6195ef997f..cd2d3adc51 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktgen.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktgen.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2015-2018 Atomic Rules LLC
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_hw_regs.h b/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_hw_regs.h
index 4f6cd35774..9d63804960 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_hw_regs.h
+++ b/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_hw_regs.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #ifndef AQ_HW_UTILS_H
 #define AQ_HW_UTILS_H
 
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_io.h>
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev_sec_telemetry.c b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev_sec_telemetry.c
index bfdbd1ee5d..c38af63bdc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev_sec_telemetry.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev_sec_telemetry.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright(C) 2022 Marvell.
  */
 
+#include <ctype.h>
+
 #include <rte_telemetry.h>
 
 #include <roc_api.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_intr.c b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_intr.c
index 14b87a54ab..969ded6ced 100644
--- a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_intr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_intr.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #if defined(LINUX)
 #include <sys/epoll.h>
 #endif
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_mp.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_mp.c
index e74ddea195..7184f9ad58 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_mp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_mp.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2018-2021 HiSilicon Limited.
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/base/i40e_adminq.h b/drivers/net/i40e/base/i40e_adminq.h
index 6ce262ad4b..75a17b2ac2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/base/i40e_adminq.h
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/base/i40e_adminq.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #ifndef _I40E_ADMINQ_H_
 #define _I40E_ADMINQ_H_
 
+#include <errno.h>
+
 #include "i40e_osdep.h"
 #include "i40e_status.h"
 #include "i40e_adminq_cmd.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
index 67d79de08d..36ca42aa87 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2010-2017 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c
index 506fcff6e3..652f0d00a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <errno.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_parent.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_parent.c
index 2f96dedcce..d69aff60cd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_parent.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_parent.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  * Copyright(c) 2020 Intel Corporation
  */
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_ddp_package.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_ddp_package.c
index c7b5dc7ee7..8c2844604b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_ddp_package.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_ddp_package.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2022 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_tailq.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.c
index b2300790ae..e8304a1f2b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <ethdev_pci.h>
 
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_mp.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_mp.c
index 1da64910aa..3282afceda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_mp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_mp.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
 #include <rte_eal.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c b/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
index bb89c1abc4..4279e86a09 100644
--- a/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
+++ b/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
  *  All rights reserved.
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <ethdev_vdev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx/base/octeontx_bgx.c b/drivers/net/octeontx/base/octeontx_bgx.c
index 1eacecbccc..7aa4cbd1fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx/base/octeontx_bgx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx/base/octeontx_bgx.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2017 Cavium, Inc
  */
 
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "octeontx_bgx.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.c
index 3aca53fb98..8419c4e501 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx2_ep_vf.c b/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx2_ep_vf.c
index 85e14a998f..94d153bf5c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx2_ep_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx2_ep_vf.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright(C) 2021 Marvell.
  */
 
+#include <errno.h>
+
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include "otx_ep_common.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_ethdev.c
index ec29fd6bc5..5029649059 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_ethdev.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * All rights reserved.
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
 #include <pcap.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
index cfb81da5fe..77413c4988 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2010-2015 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include "rte_eth_ring.h"
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <ethdev_driver.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/softnic/parser.h b/drivers/net/softnic/parser.h
index 6f408b2485..c17a5d8ef0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/softnic/parser.h
+++ b/drivers/net/softnic/parser.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef __INCLUDE_SOFTNIC_PARSER_H__
 #define __INCLUDE_SOFTNIC_PARSER_H__
 
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include <rte_ip.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
index 9e1032fe72..73715f058f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/uio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
index 7e512d94bf..5ab2b61d90 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2016 IGEL Co., Ltd.
  * Copyright(c) 2016-2018 Intel Corporation
  */
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
index d180162abd..12ddfa6311 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/vhost_kernel.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/vhost_kernel.c
index 1aed08b2bd..e42bb35935 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/vhost_kernel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/vhost_kernel.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/vhost_user.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/vhost_user.c
index 198bd63d3c..3c05ac9cc0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/vhost_user.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/vhost_user.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/un.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/vhost_vdpa.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/vhost_vdpa.c
index bd13fe44b4..a0897f8dd1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/vhost_vdpa.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/vhost_vdpa.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <rte_memory.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/virtio_user_dev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/virtio_user_dev.c
index f9cada05e4..19599aa3f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/virtio_user_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/virtio_user_dev.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
index a7d7063c2a..3ea8bdbf91 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
diff --git a/drivers/raw/ifpga/base/osdep_rte/osdep_generic.h b/drivers/raw/ifpga/base/osdep_rte/osdep_generic.h
index 68499e65fb..33041c907e 100644
--- a/drivers/raw/ifpga/base/osdep_rte/osdep_generic.h
+++ b/drivers/raw/ifpga/base/osdep_rte/osdep_generic.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #ifndef _OSDEP_RTE_GENERIC_H
 #define _OSDEP_RTE_GENERIC_H
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_spinlock.h>
diff --git a/drivers/raw/skeleton/skeleton_rawdev.c b/drivers/raw/skeleton/skeleton_rawdev.c
index 16ecae3d92..610f856d15 100644
--- a/drivers/raw/skeleton/skeleton_rawdev.c
+++ b/drivers/raw/skeleton/skeleton_rawdev.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
diff --git a/drivers/raw/skeleton/skeleton_rawdev_test.c b/drivers/raw/skeleton/skeleton_rawdev_test.c
index 693b24c415..858e711e6f 100644
--- a/drivers/raw/skeleton/skeleton_rawdev_test.c
+++ b/drivers/raw/skeleton/skeleton_rawdev_test.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright 2017 NXP
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/examples/distributor/main.c b/examples/distributor/main.c
index 8995806b4e..68f07cc7fb 100644
--- a/examples/distributor/main.c
+++ b/examples/distributor/main.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <signal.h>
diff --git a/examples/dma/dmafwd.c b/examples/dma/dmafwd.c
index 67b5a9b22b..b5b50b413c 100644
--- a/examples/dma/dmafwd.c
+++ b/examples/dma/dmafwd.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
diff --git a/examples/ethtool/ethtool-app/ethapp.c b/examples/ethtool/ethtool-app/ethapp.c
index 78e86534e8..4ea504ed6a 100644
--- a/examples/ethtool/ethtool-app/ethapp.c
+++ b/examples/ethtool/ethtool-app/ethapp.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2015 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include <cmdline_parse.h>
 #include <cmdline_parse_num.h>
 #include <cmdline_parse_string.h>
diff --git a/examples/eventdev_pipeline/main.c b/examples/eventdev_pipeline/main.c
index 3dbef6ed45..8d6c90f15d 100644
--- a/examples/eventdev_pipeline/main.c
+++ b/examples/eventdev_pipeline/main.c
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2016-2017 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <sched.h>
 
diff --git a/examples/eventdev_pipeline/pipeline_worker_generic.c b/examples/eventdev_pipeline/pipeline_worker_generic.c
index c564c808e2..783f68c91e 100644
--- a/examples/eventdev_pipeline/pipeline_worker_generic.c
+++ b/examples/eventdev_pipeline/pipeline_worker_generic.c
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
  * Copyright 2017 Cavium, Inc.
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include "pipeline_common.h"
 
 static __rte_always_inline int
diff --git a/examples/eventdev_pipeline/pipeline_worker_tx.c b/examples/eventdev_pipeline/pipeline_worker_tx.c
index a82e064c1c..98a52f3892 100644
--- a/examples/eventdev_pipeline/pipeline_worker_tx.c
+++ b/examples/eventdev_pipeline/pipeline_worker_tx.c
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
  * Copyright 2017 Cavium, Inc.
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include "pipeline_common.h"
 
 static __rte_always_inline void
diff --git a/examples/fips_validation/fips_validation.c b/examples/fips_validation/fips_validation.c
index 12b9b03f56..cd905b2c5b 100644
--- a/examples/fips_validation/fips_validation.c
+++ b/examples/fips_validation/fips_validation.c
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/examples/fips_validation/fips_validation_gcm.c b/examples/fips_validation/fips_validation_gcm.c
index 6b3d158629..db8208a5b6 100644
--- a/examples/fips_validation/fips_validation_gcm.c
+++ b/examples/fips_validation/fips_validation_gcm.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #ifdef USE_JANSSON
 #include <jansson.h>
diff --git a/examples/fips_validation/main.c b/examples/fips_validation/main.c
index 8bd5a66889..e6c0b6a3a1 100644
--- a/examples/fips_validation/main.c
+++ b/examples/fips_validation/main.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/examples/ip_pipeline/main.c b/examples/ip_pipeline/main.c
index c4aba39431..e35d9bce39 100644
--- a/examples/ip_pipeline/main.c
+++ b/examples/ip_pipeline/main.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
diff --git a/examples/ip_pipeline/parser.h b/examples/ip_pipeline/parser.h
index 4538f675d4..5224b18a89 100644
--- a/examples/ip_pipeline/parser.h
+++ b/examples/ip_pipeline/parser.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef __INCLUDE_PARSER_H__
 #define __INCLUDE_PARSER_H__
 
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include <rte_ip.h>
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/event_helper.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/event_helper.c
index b36f20a3fd..22b1760949 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/event_helper.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/event_helper.c
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  * Copyright (C) 2020 Marvell International Ltd.
  */
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include <rte_bitmap.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
 #include <rte_eventdev.h>
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/flow.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/flow.c
index aee97b2fc4..e6a5120e80 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/flow.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/flow.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/parser.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/parser.c
index 98dff93b87..98f8176651 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/parser.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/parser.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  * Copyright(c) 2016 Intel Corporation
  */
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/parser.h b/examples/ipsec-secgw/parser.h
index a0ff7e1b3f..b5c5d0210f 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/parser.h
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/parser.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef __PARSER_H
 #define __PARSER_H
 
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <netinet/ip.h>
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/rt.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/rt.c
index ec3a375f0f..ce854ccb60 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/rt.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/rt.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 /*
  * Routing Table (RT)
  */
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <rte_lpm.h>
 #include <rte_lpm6.h>
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/sa.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/sa.c
index 5dca578790..396b9f9694 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/sa.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/sa.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 /*
  * Security Associations
  */
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <netinet/ip.h>
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-power/perf_core.c b/examples/l3fwd-power/perf_core.c
index 4705967ea2..41ef6d0c9a 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd-power/perf_core.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-power/perf_core.c
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2010-2018 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
diff --git a/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_server/init.c b/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_server/init.c
index a4d7a3e543..65713dbea8 100644
--- a/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_server/init.c
+++ b/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_server/init.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 #include <errno.h>
diff --git a/examples/multi_process/simple_mp/main.c b/examples/multi_process/simple_mp/main.c
index 9d5f1088b0..d73d1358ff 100644
--- a/examples/multi_process/simple_mp/main.c
+++ b/examples/multi_process/simple_mp/main.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <errno.h>
diff --git a/examples/ntb/ntb_fwd.c b/examples/ntb/ntb_fwd.c
index 81964d0308..fa59a3d8fe 100644
--- a/examples/ntb/ntb_fwd.c
+++ b/examples/ntb/ntb_fwd.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <signal.h>
diff --git a/examples/packet_ordering/main.c b/examples/packet_ordering/main.c
index 99e67ef67b..d2fd6f77e4 100644
--- a/examples/packet_ordering/main.c
+++ b/examples/packet_ordering/main.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2010-2016 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 
diff --git a/examples/pipeline/cli.c b/examples/pipeline/cli.c
index ad553f19ab..41eefbaae8 100644
--- a/examples/pipeline/cli.c
+++ b/examples/pipeline/cli.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2020 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
diff --git a/examples/pipeline/main.c b/examples/pipeline/main.c
index 8ea19f9dd5..6fb839f4cb 100644
--- a/examples/pipeline/main.c
+++ b/examples/pipeline/main.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
diff --git a/examples/ptpclient/ptpclient.c b/examples/ptpclient/ptpclient.c
index 1f1c9c9c52..cdf2da64df 100644
--- a/examples/ptpclient/ptpclient.c
+++ b/examples/ptpclient/ptpclient.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
diff --git a/examples/qos_meter/main.c b/examples/qos_meter/main.c
index a0f78e4ad6..723781fde1 100644
--- a/examples/qos_meter/main.c
+++ b/examples/qos_meter/main.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
diff --git a/examples/qos_sched/init.c b/examples/qos_sched/init.c
index e8b819ffb9..c8092c385d 100644
--- a/examples/qos_sched/init.c
+++ b/examples/qos_sched/init.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <memory.h>
 
 #include <rte_log.h>
diff --git a/examples/rxtx_callbacks/main.c b/examples/rxtx_callbacks/main.c
index 1903d8b095..edf0ab9b08 100644
--- a/examples/rxtx_callbacks/main.c
+++ b/examples/rxtx_callbacks/main.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
diff --git a/examples/server_node_efd/server/init.c b/examples/server_node_efd/server/init.c
index 0e5e3b5a98..9c89f6b60d 100644
--- a/examples/server_node_efd/server/init.c
+++ b/examples/server_node_efd/server/init.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 #include <errno.h>
diff --git a/examples/skeleton/basicfwd.c b/examples/skeleton/basicfwd.c
index 518cd72179..133293cf15 100644
--- a/examples/skeleton/basicfwd.c
+++ b/examples/skeleton/basicfwd.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
diff --git a/examples/vdpa/main.c b/examples/vdpa/main.c
index 7e11ef4e26..6ccac6b8dc 100644
--- a/examples/vdpa/main.c
+++ b/examples/vdpa/main.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
diff --git a/examples/vhost/main.c b/examples/vhost/main.c
index 7e1666f42a..0fa4753e70 100644
--- a/examples/vhost/main.c
+++ b/examples/vhost/main.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2010-2017 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <linux/if_ether.h>
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/virtio_ring.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/eventfd.h>
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
diff --git a/examples/vhost/virtio_net.c b/examples/vhost/virtio_net.c
index 2432a96566..1d4737f9bb 100644
--- a/examples/vhost/virtio_net.c
+++ b/examples/vhost/virtio_net.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <linux/virtio_net.h>
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
diff --git a/examples/vhost_blk/vhost_blk.c b/examples/vhost_blk/vhost_blk.c
index 2cab1e6994..3709d7ed06 100644
--- a/examples/vhost_blk/vhost_blk.c
+++ b/examples/vhost_blk/vhost_blk.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <sched.h>
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <signal.h>
diff --git a/lib/bpf/bpf_jit_arm64.c b/lib/bpf/bpf_jit_arm64.c
index a5a5d46f06..db79ff7385 100644
--- a/lib/bpf/bpf_jit_arm64.c
+++ b/lib/bpf/bpf_jit_arm64.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
diff --git a/lib/bpf/bpf_validate.c b/lib/bpf/bpf_validate.c
index 9ff86fc970..61cbb42216 100644
--- a/lib/bpf/bpf_validate.c
+++ b/lib/bpf/bpf_validate.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
diff --git a/lib/compressdev/rte_compressdev_pmd.c b/lib/compressdev/rte_compressdev_pmd.c
index 7f500d76d4..d53bf65f7a 100644
--- a/lib/compressdev/rte_compressdev_pmd.c
+++ b/lib/compressdev/rte_compressdev_pmd.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2017-2018 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
diff --git a/lib/cryptodev/cryptodev_pmd.c b/lib/cryptodev/cryptodev_pmd.c
index 1903ade388..dad4134885 100644
--- a/lib/cryptodev/cryptodev_pmd.c
+++ b/lib/cryptodev/cryptodev_pmd.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/lib/distributor/rte_distributor.c b/lib/distributor/rte_distributor.c
index 3035b7a999..3969b2ea7e 100644
--- a/lib/distributor/rte_distributor.c
+++ b/lib/distributor/rte_distributor.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
diff --git a/lib/dmadev/rte_dmadev.c b/lib/dmadev/rte_dmadev.c
index 174d4c40ae..60c2c14e84 100644
--- a/lib/dmadev/rte_dmadev.c
+++ b/lib/dmadev/rte_dmadev.c
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2021 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
diff --git a/lib/eal/arm/rte_power_intrinsics.c b/lib/eal/arm/rte_power_intrinsics.c
index 78f55b7203..13f6a3264d 100644
--- a/lib/eal/arm/rte_power_intrinsics.c
+++ b/lib/eal/arm/rte_power_intrinsics.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2021 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <errno.h>
+
 #include "rte_power_intrinsics.h"
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_debug.c b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_debug.c
index 15418e957f..dcb554af1e 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_debug.c
+++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_debug.c
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_dev.c b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_dev.c
index 9d913e5478..ca87cf0523 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_dev.c
+++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_dev.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_devargs.c b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_devargs.c
index d5833af373..bde1accf04 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_devargs.c
+++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_devargs.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_dynmem.c b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_dynmem.c
index c1e1889f5c..52e52e5986 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_dynmem.c
+++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_dynmem.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <rte_log.h>
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_lcore.c b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_lcore.c
index 11092791a4..06c594b022 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_lcore.c
+++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_lcore.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_memalloc.c b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_memalloc.c
index f8770ff835..ab04479c1c 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_memalloc.c
+++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_memalloc.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2017-2018 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <rte_errno.h>
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_string_fns.c b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_string_fns.c
index 5fc4ee71dc..9ca2045b18 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_string_fns.c
+++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_string_fns.c
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation
  */
 
-#include <stdio.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_trace.c b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_trace.c
index 036f6ac348..f9b187d15f 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_trace.c
+++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_trace.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(C) 2020 Marvell International Ltd.
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <fnmatch.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 #include <regex.h>
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_trace_ctf.c b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_trace_ctf.c
index 3b83bcdf57..335932a271 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_trace_ctf.c
+++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_trace_ctf.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/hotplug_mp.c b/lib/eal/common/hotplug_mp.c
index bde0de196e..815c1c9c81 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/hotplug_mp.c
+++ b/lib/eal/common/hotplug_mp.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  * Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation
  */
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <rte_eal.h>
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/malloc_mp.c b/lib/eal/common/malloc_mp.c
index 2b8eb51067..0c2624c62d 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/malloc_mp.c
+++ b/lib/eal/common/malloc_mp.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 
diff --git a/lib/eal/freebsd/eal.c b/lib/eal/freebsd/eal.c
index 26fbc91b26..ee5c929da8 100644
--- a/lib/eal/freebsd/eal.c
+++ b/lib/eal/freebsd/eal.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2014 6WIND S.A.
  */
 
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
diff --git a/lib/eal/include/generic/rte_rwlock.h b/lib/eal/include/generic/rte_rwlock.h
index da9bc3e9c0..6f600db2af 100644
--- a/lib/eal/include/generic/rte_rwlock.h
+++ b/lib/eal/include/generic/rte_rwlock.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+#include <errno.h>
+
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_pause.h>
diff --git a/lib/eal/include/rte_common.h b/lib/eal/include/rte_common.h
index 86c50c55e0..2e22c1b955 100644
--- a/lib/eal/include/rte_common.h
+++ b/lib/eal/include/rte_common.h
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
-#include <errno.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 
 #include <rte_config.h>
diff --git a/lib/eal/linux/eal.c b/lib/eal/linux/eal.c
index 37d29643a5..46bf52cef0 100644
--- a/lib/eal/linux/eal.c
+++ b/lib/eal/linux/eal.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2012-2014 6WIND S.A.
  */
 
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
diff --git a/lib/eal/linux/eal_alarm.c b/lib/eal/linux/eal_alarm.c
index 4de67138bc..9a68e4ce68 100644
--- a/lib/eal/linux/eal_alarm.c
+++ b/lib/eal/linux/eal_alarm.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
diff --git a/lib/eal/linux/eal_dev.c b/lib/eal/linux/eal_dev.c
index 02ae1cde29..8d51ccbc0d 100644
--- a/lib/eal/linux/eal_dev.c
+++ b/lib/eal/linux/eal_dev.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <signal.h>
diff --git a/lib/eal/linux/eal_vfio_mp_sync.c b/lib/eal/linux/eal_vfio_mp_sync.c
index 4e26781948..157f20e583 100644
--- a/lib/eal/linux/eal_vfio_mp_sync.c
+++ b/lib/eal/linux/eal_vfio_mp_sync.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2010-2018 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
diff --git a/lib/eal/ppc/rte_power_intrinsics.c b/lib/eal/ppc/rte_power_intrinsics.c
index f00b58ade5..d6bdc58911 100644
--- a/lib/eal/ppc/rte_power_intrinsics.c
+++ b/lib/eal/ppc/rte_power_intrinsics.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2021 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <errno.h>
+
 #include "rte_power_intrinsics.h"
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/eal/riscv/rte_power_intrinsics.c b/lib/eal/riscv/rte_power_intrinsics.c
index 240e7b6b87..1c86573c19 100644
--- a/lib/eal/riscv/rte_power_intrinsics.c
+++ b/lib/eal/riscv/rte_power_intrinsics.c
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2022 Semihalf
  */
 
+#include <errno.h>
+
 #include "rte_power_intrinsics.h"
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/eal/unix/eal_unix_timer.c b/lib/eal/unix/eal_unix_timer.c
index cc50159104..e71602b3a1 100644
--- a/lib/eal/unix/eal_unix_timer.c
+++ b/lib/eal/unix/eal_unix_timer.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright 2020 Mellanox Technologies, Ltd
  */
 
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
diff --git a/lib/eal/windows/rte_thread.c b/lib/eal/windows/rte_thread.c
index 077152568f..63442ece9d 100644
--- a/lib/eal/windows/rte_thread.c
+++ b/lib/eal/windows/rte_thread.c
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2022 Microsoft Corporation
  */
 
+#include <errno.h>
+
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_thread.h>
diff --git a/lib/efd/rte_efd.c b/lib/efd/rte_efd.c
index bbc6fc585d..846c906aea 100644
--- a/lib/efd/rte_efd.c
+++ b/lib/efd/rte_efd.c
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  * Copyright(c) 2016-2017 Intel Corporation
  */
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/ethdev_driver.c b/lib/ethdev/ethdev_driver.c
index a285f213f0..5c0434e8f4 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/ethdev_driver.c
+++ b/lib/ethdev/ethdev_driver.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2022 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_class_eth.c b/lib/ethdev/rte_class_eth.c
index 3be84dd45c..838b3a8f9f 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/rte_class_eth.c
+++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_class_eth.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2018 Gaëtan Rivet
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <rte_class.h>
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/sff_telemetry.c b/lib/ethdev/sff_telemetry.c
index 887f07c47e..ca6d196560 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/sff_telemetry.c
+++ b/lib/ethdev/sff_telemetry.c
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2022 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include "rte_ethdev.h"
 #include <rte_common.h>
diff --git a/lib/eventdev/rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.c b/lib/eventdev/rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.c
index bf8741d2ea..62e2c48c2a 100644
--- a/lib/eventdev/rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.c
+++ b/lib/eventdev/rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation.
  * All rights reserved.
  */
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #if defined(LINUX)
 #include <sys/epoll.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.c b/lib/eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.c
index e0d978d641..d10aefb086 100644
--- a/lib/eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.c
+++ b/lib/eventdev/rte_event_timer_adapter.c
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
  * All rights reserved.
  */
 
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include <rte_memzone.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
diff --git a/lib/gpudev/gpudev.c b/lib/gpudev/gpudev.c
index ee3ae80f82..805719d00c 100644
--- a/lib/gpudev/gpudev.c
+++ b/lib/gpudev/gpudev.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2021 NVIDIA Corporation & Affiliates
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_tailq.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/lib/graph/graph.c b/lib/graph/graph.c
index d61288647c..3a617cc369 100644
--- a/lib/graph/graph.c
+++ b/lib/graph/graph.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <fnmatch.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
diff --git a/lib/graph/graph_ops.c b/lib/graph/graph_ops.c
index 20db58d84e..a3548ec804 100644
--- a/lib/graph/graph_ops.c
+++ b/lib/graph/graph_ops.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <rte_errno.h>
diff --git a/lib/graph/graph_stats.c b/lib/graph/graph_stats.c
index 65e12d46a3..c0140ba922 100644
--- a/lib/graph/graph_stats.c
+++ b/lib/graph/graph_stats.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <fnmatch.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
diff --git a/lib/graph/node.c b/lib/graph/node.c
index ae6eadb260..fc6345de07 100644
--- a/lib/graph/node.c
+++ b/lib/graph/node.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
diff --git a/lib/ipsec/ipsec_telemetry.c b/lib/ipsec/ipsec_telemetry.c
index 9a91e47122..cfebf454d6 100644
--- a/lib/ipsec/ipsec_telemetry.c
+++ b/lib/ipsec/ipsec_telemetry.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2021 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <rte_ipsec.h>
 #include <rte_telemetry.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/lib/meter/rte_meter.c b/lib/meter/rte_meter.c
index 4549b97d36..6545803d36 100644
--- a/lib/meter/rte_meter.c
+++ b/lib/meter/rte_meter.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
diff --git a/lib/metrics/rte_metrics.c b/lib/metrics/rte_metrics.c
index 0c7878e65f..6adcda501c 100644
--- a/lib/metrics/rte_metrics.c
+++ b/lib/metrics/rte_metrics.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
diff --git a/lib/node/ethdev_ctrl.c b/lib/node/ethdev_ctrl.c
index 5294607619..8d2e05a831 100644
--- a/lib/node/ethdev_ctrl.c
+++ b/lib/node/ethdev_ctrl.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright(C) 2020 Marvell International Ltd.
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
 #include <rte_graph.h>
 
diff --git a/lib/pci/rte_pci.c b/lib/pci/rte_pci.c
index 355772ff56..1c5ef951d3 100644
--- a/lib/pci/rte_pci.c
+++ b/lib/pci/rte_pci.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * Copyright 2013-2014 6WIND S.A.
  */
 
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/lib/pdump/rte_pdump.c b/lib/pdump/rte_pdump.c
index b3a62df591..98dcbc037b 100644
--- a/lib/pdump/rte_pdump.c
+++ b/lib/pdump/rte_pdump.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2016-2018 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
diff --git a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_ctl.c b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_ctl.c
index 710e89a46a..fecc215398 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_ctl.c
+++ b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_ctl.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  * Copyright(c) 2020 Intel Corporation
  */
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/lib/port/rte_swx_port_fd.c b/lib/port/rte_swx_port_fd.c
index 1ee5086684..4bbad2eaa7 100644
--- a/lib/port/rte_swx_port_fd.c
+++ b/lib/port/rte_swx_port_fd.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
diff --git a/lib/port/rte_swx_port_ring.c b/lib/port/rte_swx_port_ring.c
index c62fb3d8c8..c726e50a57 100644
--- a/lib/port/rte_swx_port_ring.c
+++ b/lib/port/rte_swx_port_ring.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_ring.h>
diff --git a/lib/power/power_cppc_cpufreq.c b/lib/power/power_cppc_cpufreq.c
index ef06fbcd9e..fc9cffef91 100644
--- a/lib/power/power_cppc_cpufreq.c
+++ b/lib/power/power_cppc_cpufreq.c
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2021 Arm Limited
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 
 #include "power_cppc_cpufreq.h"
diff --git a/lib/power/rte_power.c b/lib/power/rte_power.c
index 0a6614be77..63a43bd8f5 100644
--- a/lib/power/rte_power.c
+++ b/lib/power/rte_power.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <errno.h>
+
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_spinlock.h>
 
diff --git a/lib/power/rte_power_pmd_mgmt.c b/lib/power/rte_power_pmd_mgmt.c
index a66e08e574..ca1840387c 100644
--- a/lib/power/rte_power_pmd_mgmt.c
+++ b/lib/power/rte_power_pmd_mgmt.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2020 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_cpuflags.h>
diff --git a/lib/sched/rte_pie.c b/lib/sched/rte_pie.c
index c84f75a18c..947e2a059f 100644
--- a/lib/sched/rte_pie.c
+++ b/lib/sched/rte_pie.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2020 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
diff --git a/lib/security/rte_security.c b/lib/security/rte_security.c
index 4f5e4b4d49..b5e9b0d34a 100644
--- a/lib/security/rte_security.c
+++ b/lib/security/rte_security.c
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2020 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd All Rights Reserved
  */
 
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_telemetry.h>
diff --git a/lib/telemetry/telemetry.c b/lib/telemetry/telemetry.c
index c6fd03a5ab..164ea0601a 100644
--- a/lib/telemetry/telemetry.c
+++ b/lib/telemetry/telemetry.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2020 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #ifndef RTE_EXEC_ENV_WINDOWS
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
diff --git a/lib/telemetry/telemetry_data.c b/lib/telemetry/telemetry_data.c
index e14ae3c4d4..2581c27413 100644
--- a/lib/telemetry/telemetry_data.c
+++ b/lib/telemetry/telemetry_data.c
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2020 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #undef RTE_USE_LIBBSD
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 
diff --git a/lib/telemetry/telemetry_legacy.c b/lib/telemetry/telemetry_legacy.c
index 8aba44d689..4c1d1c353a 100644
--- a/lib/telemetry/telemetry_legacy.c
+++ b/lib/telemetry/telemetry_legacy.c
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  * Copyright(c) 2020 Intel Corporation
  */
-
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #ifndef RTE_EXEC_ENV_WINDOWS
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
diff --git a/lib/vhost/vhost.h b/lib/vhost/vhost.h
index 40fac3b7c6..c06f10bdce 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/vhost.h
+++ b/lib/vhost/vhost.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <linux/virtio_net.h>
