diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index dfb3493..f1a7c85 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ config.set('HAVE_UNISTD_H', cc.check_header('unistd.h'))
 config.set('HAVE_STDINT_H', cc.check_header('stdint.h'))
 config.set('HAVE_ALLOCA_H', cc.check_header('alloca.h'))
 config.set('HAVE_DIRENT_H', cc.check_header('dirent.h'))
+config.set('HAVE_STRINGS_H', cc.check_header('strings.h'))
 config.set('HAVE_ALLOCA', cc.has_function('alloca'))
 config.set('HAVE_STRNDUP', cc.has_function('strndup'))
 config.set('HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME', cc.has_function('clock_gettime'))