diff --git a/lphobos/std/string.d b/lphobos/std/string.d
index 7069459c..383a19b5 100644
--- a/lphobos/std/string.d
+++ b/lphobos/std/string.d
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ private import std.array;
 private import std.format;
 private import std.ctype;
 private import std.stdarg;
+alias std.c.string.strlen strlen;
+alias std.c.string.strcmp strcmp;
 
 extern (C)
 {