diff --git a/libretro-common/compat/compat_strl.c b/libretro-common/compat/compat_strl.c
index 668b3d9236..ffe078c368 100644
--- a/libretro-common/compat/compat_strl.c
+++ b/libretro-common/compat/compat_strl.c
@@ -60,3 +60,10 @@ size_t strlcat(char *dest, const char *source, size_t size)
    return len + strlcpy(dest, source, size);
 }
 #endif
+
+char *strldup(const char *s, size_t n)
+{
+   char *dst = malloc(sizeof(char) * (n + 1));
+   strlcpy(dst, s, n);
+   return dst;
+}
diff --git a/libretro-common/include/compat/strl.h b/libretro-common/include/compat/strl.h
index a68005ac2f..1b72f7db0a 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/compat/strl.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/compat/strl.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ size_t strlcat(char *dest, const char *source, size_t size);
 
 #endif
 
+char *strldup(const char *s, size_t n);
+
 RETRO_END_DECLS
 
 #endif