diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index 893db1c12..25d9c5df8 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-12-07  Eric Blake  <eblake@redhat.com>
+
+	* libc/include/strings.h: Don't declare removed functions when
+	requesting POSIX 2008 compliance.
+
 2010-12-07  Jeff Johnston  <jjohnstn@redhat.com>
 
 	* libc/stdlib/strtod.c (_strtod_r): Fix code to handle case whereby
diff --git a/newlib/libc/include/strings.h b/newlib/libc/include/strings.h
index 1d5bda673..5ed846f5c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/include/strings.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/include/strings.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 _BEGIN_STD_C
 
-#ifndef __STRICT_ANSI__
+#if !defined __STRICT_ANSI__ && _POSIX_VERSION < 200809L
 /* 
  * Marked LEGACY in Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6/IEEE Std 1003.1-2004
  * Removed from Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7/IEEE Std 1003.1-2008