diff --git a/internal.h b/internal.h
index 4a132abf1..50bb17a10 100644
--- a/internal.h
+++ b/internal.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <mntent.h>
-#if ! defined(__GLIBC__)
+#if ! defined(__GLIBC__) && ! defined (__UCLIBC__)
 #include <asm/string.h>
 #endif