diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 261a594e..c3242389 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ EXEC        = finit reboot
 HEADERS     = plugin.h svc.h helpers.h queue.h
 DISTFILES   = LICENSE README ChangeLog finit.conf services
 OBJS        = finit.o conf.o helpers.o sig.o svc.o plugin.o
-OBJS       += strlcpy.o tty.o
+OBJS       += tty.o
 SRCS        = $(OBJS:.o=.c)
 DEPS        = $(addprefix .,$(SRCS:.c=.d))
 
diff --git a/helpers.h b/helpers.h
index 4e9db2e5..05df4b61 100644
--- a/helpers.h
+++ b/helpers.h
@@ -91,9 +91,6 @@ int     run_interactive (char *cmd, char *fmt, ...);
 pid_t   run_getty       (char *cmd, int console);
 int	run_parts	(char *dir, char *cmd);
 
-/* strlcpy.c */
-size_t strlcpy(char *dst, const char *src, size_t siz);
-
 #endif /* FINIT_HELPERS_H_ */
 
 /**
diff --git a/libite/Makefile b/libite/Makefile
index daf0adba..c8afb7ba 100644
--- a/libite/Makefile
+++ b/libite/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ include  ../common.mk
 
 CFLAGS     += -fPIC
 HEADERS     = lite.h
-OBJS       := copyfile.o dir.o fexist.o fisdir.o fmode.o rsync.o
+OBJS       := copyfile.o dir.o fexist.o fisdir.o fmode.o rsync.o strlcpy.o strlcat.o
 DEPS       := $(addprefix ., $(OBJS:.o=.d))
 
 VER         = 0
diff --git a/libite/lite.h b/libite/lite.h
index 6842e11d..e08e944d 100644
--- a/libite/lite.h
+++ b/libite/lite.h
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ int     copy_filep (FILE *src, FILE *dst);
 int     dir        (const char *dir, const char *type, int (*filter) (const char *file), char ***list, int strip);
 int     rsync      (char *src, char *dst, int delete, int (*filter) (const char *file));
 
+#ifndef strlcpy
+size_t  strlcpy    (char *dst, const char *src, size_t siz);
+#endif
+#ifndef strlcat
+size_t  strlcat    (char *dst, const char *src, size_t siz);
+#endif
 static inline int fisslashdir(char *dir)
 {
    if (!dir)             return 0;
diff --git a/libite/strlcat.c b/libite/strlcat.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18406f3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libite/strlcat.c
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/*	$OpenBSD: strlcat.c,v 1.13 2005/08/08 08:05:37 espie Exp $	*/
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 1998 Todd C. Miller <Todd.Miller@courtesan.com>
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+ * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+ * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+ * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#ifndef strlcat
+/*
+ * Appends src to string dst of size siz (unlike strncat, siz is the
+ * full size of dst, not space left).  At most siz-1 characters
+ * will be copied.  Always NUL terminates (unless siz <= strlen(dst)).
+ * Returns strlen(src) + MIN(siz, strlen(initial dst)).
+ * If retval >= siz, truncation occurred.
+ */
+size_t
+strlcat(char *dst, const char *src, size_t siz)
+{
+	char *d = dst;
+	const char *s = src;
+	size_t n = siz;
+	size_t dlen;
+
+	/* Find the end of dst and adjust bytes left but don't go past end */
+	while (n-- != 0 && *d != '\0')
+		d++;
+	dlen = d - dst;
+	n = siz - dlen;
+
+	if (n == 0)
+		return(dlen + strlen(s));
+	while (*s != '\0') {
+		if (n != 1) {
+			*d++ = *s;
+			n--;
+		}
+		s++;
+	}
+	*d = '\0';
+
+	return(dlen + (s - src));	/* count does not include NUL */
+}
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * Local Variables:
+ *  version-control: t
+ *  c-file-style: "bsd"
+ * End:
+ */
+
+
diff --git a/strlcpy.c b/libite/strlcpy.c
similarity index 98%
rename from strlcpy.c
rename to libite/strlcpy.c
index dc36ad73..e20808df 100644
--- a/strlcpy.c
+++ b/libite/strlcpy.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+#ifndef strlcpy
 /*
  * Copy src to string dst of size siz.  At most siz-1 characters
  * will be copied.  Always NUL terminates (unless siz == 0).
@@ -50,6 +51,8 @@ strlcpy(char *dst, const char *src, size_t siz)
 	return(s - src - 1);	/* count does not include NUL */
 }
 
+#endif
+
 /**
  * Local Variables:
  *  version-control: t
diff --git a/plugins/initctl.c b/plugins/initctl.c
index 714fde54..f5e97dbb 100644
--- a/plugins/initctl.c
+++ b/plugins/initctl.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>		/* read() */
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #include "helpers.h"
 #include "plugin.h"