diff --git a/tools/qfcc/include/qfcc.h b/tools/qfcc/include/qfcc.h
index d79c9a128..bb0e4175f 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/include/qfcc.h
+++ b/tools/qfcc/include/qfcc.h
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 
 #include "QF/pr_comp.h"
 
-#include <string.h>
-
 //============================================================================
 
 #define	MAX_REGS		65536
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/reloc.c b/tools/qfcc/source/reloc.c
index a28f1d527..477361966 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/reloc.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/reloc.c
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ static const char rcsid[] =
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 # include "config.h"
 #endif
+#ifdef HAVE_STRING_H
+# include <string.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_STRINGS_H
+# include <strings.h>
+#endif
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include "def.h"