diff --git a/app/meson.build b/app/meson.build
index 8e77cb93..2dade249 100644
--- a/app/meson.build
+++ b/app/meson.build
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ src = [
     'src/main.c',
     'src/adb.c',
     'src/cli.c',
+    'src/compat.c',
     'src/control_msg.c',
     'src/controller.c',
     'src/decoder.c',
@@ -31,6 +32,10 @@ else
     src += [ 'src/sys/unix/process.c' ]
 endif
 
+check_functions = [
+    'strdup'
+]
+
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
 
 if not get_option('crossbuild_windows')
@@ -86,6 +91,13 @@ endif
 
 conf = configuration_data()
 
+foreach f : check_functions
+  if cc.has_function(f)
+    define = 'HAVE_' + f.underscorify().to_upper()
+    conf.set(define, true)
+  endif
+endforeach
+
 # expose the build type
 conf.set('NDEBUG', get_option('buildtype') != 'debug')
 
diff --git a/app/src/compat.c b/app/src/compat.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b3b98bf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/compat.c
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#include "compat.h"
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#ifndef HAVE_STRDUP
+char *strdup(const char *s) {
+    size_t size = strlen(s) + 1;
+    char *dup = malloc(size);
+    if (dup) {
+        memcpy(dup, s, size);
+    }
+    return dup;
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/app/src/compat.h b/app/src/compat.h
index 5464589a..9a84a4c1 100644
--- a/app/src/compat.h
+++ b/app/src/compat.h
@@ -56,4 +56,8 @@
 # define SCRCPY_SDL_HAS_HINT_VIDEO_X11_NET_WM_BYPASS_COMPOSITOR
 #endif
 
+#ifndef HAVE_STRDUP
+char *strdup(const char *s);
+#endif
+
 #endif