diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5ddf7868b..f3ff3b4b8 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ check_funcs = [
   'funlockfile',
   'getline',
   'link',
-  'strndup',
   'fork',
   'waitpid',
   'raise',
@@ -820,6 +819,8 @@ foreach name : check_funcs
   endif
 endforeach
 
+conf.set('HAVE_STRNDUP', cc.has_function('strndup', prefix : '#include <string.h>'))
+
 pthread_c_args = []
 pthread_link_args = []