diff --git a/apps/plugin.c b/apps/plugin.c
index bd2f0bc802..e51a00ce4a 100644
--- a/apps/plugin.c
+++ b/apps/plugin.c
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ static const struct plugin_api rockbox_api = {
 #ifdef ROCKBOX_HAS_LOGF
     logf,
 #endif
-
+    strncmp,
 };
 
 int plugin_load(const char* plugin, void* parameter)
diff --git a/apps/plugin.h b/apps/plugin.h
index 507d36d4e9..0010d6d3a0 100644
--- a/apps/plugin.h
+++ b/apps/plugin.h
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ struct plugin_api {
 #ifdef ROCKBOX_HAS_LOGF
     void (*logf)(const char *fmt, ...);
 #endif
+    int (*strncmp)(const char *, const char *, size_t);
 };
 
 int plugin_load(const char* plugin, void* parameter);