diff --git a/e2fsprogs/old_e2fsprogs/ext2fs/bitops.h b/e2fsprogs/old_e2fsprogs/ext2fs/bitops.h
index 6dd30862b..b34bd98f7 100644
--- a/e2fsprogs/old_e2fsprogs/ext2fs/bitops.h
+++ b/e2fsprogs/old_e2fsprogs/ext2fs/bitops.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <string.h>
-#include <strings.h>
+//#include <strings.h>
 
 extern int ext2fs_set_bit(unsigned int nr,void * addr);
 extern int ext2fs_clear_bit(unsigned int nr, void * addr);
diff --git a/include/libbb.h b/include/libbb.h
index 6c6bec71e..7b456a9fa 100644
--- a/include/libbb.h
+++ b/include/libbb.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <strings.h>
+/* #include <strings.h> - said to be obsolete */
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>