diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ef2c1c94..45e7a4fa 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ check_include_file(stdint.h HAVE_STDINT_H)
 check_include_file(stdio.h HAVE_STDIO_H)
 check_include_file(stdlib.h HAVE_STDLIB_H)
 check_include_file(string.h HAVE_STRING_H)
+check_include_file(strings.h HAVE_STRINGS_H)
 check_include_file(time.h HAVE_TIME_H)
 check_include_file(unistd.h HAVE_UNISTD_H)
 
diff --git a/src/gldns/parse.c b/src/gldns/parse.c
index 89b37090..59d83b86 100644
--- a/src/gldns/parse.c
+++ b/src/gldns/parse.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#ifdef HAVE_STRING_H
+#ifdef HAVE_STRINGS_H
 #include <strings.h>
 #endif