diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cache.h b/tools/perf/util/cache.h
index 5cf9e1b..d04d770 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cache.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cache.h
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ extern char *perf_path(const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2
 extern char *perf_pathdup(const char *fmt, ...)
 	__attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));
 
+#ifndef __UCLIBC__
 /* Matches the libc/libbsd function attribute so we declare this unconditionally: */
 extern size_t strlcpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t size);
+#endif
 
 #endif /* __PERF_CACHE_H */