diff --git a/src/lxc/Makefile.am b/src/lxc/Makefile.am
index 923c43cab..ba4993cbd 100644
--- a/src/lxc/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lxc/Makefile.am
@@ -290,6 +290,10 @@ if ENABLE_TOOLS
 if !HAVE_GETSUBOPT
 lxc_copy_SOURCES += tools/include/getsubopt.c tools/include/getsubopt.h
 endif
+
+if !HAVE_STRLCPY
+lxc_monitor_SOURCES += ../include/strlcpy.c ../include/strlcpy.h
+endif
 endif
 
 if ENABLE_COMMANDS
diff --git a/src/lxc/tools/lxc_monitor.c b/src/lxc/tools/lxc_monitor.c
index 050b5519b..ded6f1f38 100644
--- a/src/lxc/tools/lxc_monitor.c
+++ b/src/lxc/tools/lxc_monitor.c
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
 #include "arguments.h"
 #include "tool_utils.h"
 
+#ifndef HAVE_STRLCPY
+#include "include/strlcpy.h"
+#endif
+
 static bool quit_monitord;
 
 static int my_parser(struct lxc_arguments* args, int c, char* arg)