diff --git a/usr.sbin/timed/timedc/cmds.c b/usr.sbin/timed/timedc/cmds.c
index edb41d135f7..35cc8721217 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/timed/timedc/cmds.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/timed/timedc/cmds.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static const char rcsid[] =
 
 #include <err.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <strings.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #define TSPTYPES
diff --git a/usr.sbin/timed/timedc/timedc.c b/usr.sbin/timed/timedc/timedc.c
index 71ac9b34000..f8138c39597 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/timed/timedc/timedc.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/timed/timedc/timedc.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static const char rcsid[] =
 #include <setjmp.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <strings.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <syslog.h>
 #include <unistd.h>