diff --git a/bfd/hosts/apollo68.h b/bfd/hosts/apollo68.h
index d70e25a3be..734f62a9c0 100644
--- a/bfd/hosts/apollo68.h
+++ b/bfd/hosts/apollo68.h
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
-#include <strings.h>
 #ifndef	O_ACCMODE
 #define O_ACCMODE (O_RDONLY | O_WRONLY | O_RDWR)
 #endif