diff --git a/strlcpy-internal.h b/strlcpy-internal.h
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+#ifndef _STRLCPY_INTERNAL_H_
+#define _STRLCPY_INTERNAL_H_
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include "event2/event-config.h"
+
+#ifndef _EVENT_HAVE_STRLCPY
+#include <string.h>
+size_t _event_strlcpy(char *dst, const char *src, size_t siz);
+#define strlcpy _event_strlcpy
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
+