diff --git a/tools/perf/util/path.c b/tools/perf/util/path.c
index 58a470d..bd74977 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/path.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/path.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 	return ".";
 }
 
+#ifdef NO_STRLCPY
 size_t strlcpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t size)
 {
 	size_t ret = strlen(src);
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
-
+#endif
 
 static char *get_pathname(void)
 {