diff --git a/api/boinc_api.C b/api/boinc_api.C
index a37ee2e236..6d6ed5bb58 100644
--- a/api/boinc_api.C
+++ b/api/boinc_api.C
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ using namespace std;
 #include "parse.h"
 #include "shmem.h"
 #include "util.h"
+#include "str_util.h"
 #include "filesys.h"
 #include "mem_usage.h"
 #include "error_numbers.h"
diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 7751c713d3..eb4b095590 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -10263,3 +10263,9 @@ David  31 Oct 2007
             forum_moderate_post_action.php
             forum_reply.php
             team_manage.php
+
+David  31 Oct 2007
+    - API: compile fix for systems without strlcat()
+
+    api/
+        boinc_api.C