4 files changed, 24 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index dcb9700b88d2..7473de00682b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -647,6 +647,15 @@ else
 	endif
 endif
 
+
+ifdef NO_STRLCPY
+	BASIC_CFLAGS += -DNO_STRLCPY
+else
+	ifneq ($(call try-cc,$(SOURCE_STRLCPY),),y)
+		BASIC_CFLAGS += -DNO_STRLCPY
+	endif
+endif
+
 ifndef CC_LD_DYNPATH
 	ifdef NO_R_TO_GCC_LINKER
 		# Some gcc does not accept and pass -R to the linker to specify
diff --git a/tools/perf/feature-tests.mak b/tools/perf/feature-tests.mak
index ddb68e601f0e..ef3d0d6a9e23 100644
--- a/tools/perf/feature-tests.mak
+++ b/tools/perf/feature-tests.mak
@@ -110,6 +110,17 @@ int main(void)
 }
 endef
 
+define SOURCE_STRLCPY
+#include <stdlib.h>
+extern size_t strlcpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t size);
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	strlcpy(NULL, NULL, 0);
+	return 0;
+}
+endef
+
 # try-cc
 # Usage: option = $(call try-cc, source-to-build, cc-options)
 try-cc = $(shell sh -c						  \
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cache.h b/tools/perf/util/cache.h
index 27e9ebe4076e..a7729797fd96 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cache.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cache.h
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ extern char *perf_path(const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2
 extern char *perf_pathdup(const char *fmt, ...)
 	__attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));
 
+#ifdef NO_STRLCPY
 extern size_t strlcpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t size);
+#endif
 
 #endif /* __PERF_CACHE_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/path.c b/tools/perf/util/path.c
index 58a470d036dd..bd7497711424 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/path.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/path.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ static const char *get_perf_dir(void)
 	return ".";
 }
 
+#ifdef NO_STRLCPY
 size_t strlcpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t size)
 {
 	size_t ret = strlen(src);
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ size_t strlcpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t size)
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
-
+#endif
 
 static char *get_pathname(void)
 {