diff --git a/repos/dde_bsd/audio.list b/repos/dde_bsd/audio.list
index 1e5a583f77..fa48dbcc7a 100644
--- a/repos/dde_bsd/audio.list
+++ b/repos/dde_bsd/audio.list
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+sys/lib/libkern/strlcpy.c
 sys/dev/audio.c
 sys/dev/audio_if.h
 sys/dev/pci/auich.c
diff --git a/repos/dde_bsd/lib/mk/dde_bsd_audio.inc b/repos/dde_bsd/lib/mk/dde_bsd_audio.inc
index 9653e62c8d..c8d05a9fe4 100644
--- a/repos/dde_bsd/lib/mk/dde_bsd_audio.inc
+++ b/repos/dde_bsd/lib/mk/dde_bsd_audio.inc
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ CC_OPT += -fno-builtin-printf -fno-builtin-snprintf -fno-builtin-vsnprintf \
 
 CC_OPT += -D_KERNEL
 
+# libkern
+SRC_C += lib/libkern/strlcpy.c
+
 # disable false warning in audio.c:786
 CC_C_OPT += -Wno-maybe-uninitialized
 
diff --git a/repos/dde_bsd/lib/mk/dde_bsd_audio_include.mk b/repos/dde_bsd/lib/mk/dde_bsd_audio_include.mk
index 7798718adb..2ee4990c18 100644
--- a/repos/dde_bsd/lib/mk/dde_bsd_audio_include.mk
+++ b/repos/dde_bsd/lib/mk/dde_bsd_audio_include.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ifeq ($(called_from_lib_mk),yes)
 BSD_CONTRIB_DIR := $(call select_from_ports,dde_bsd)/src/lib/audio
 BSD_EMUL_H      := $(REP_DIR)/src/lib/audio/include/bsd_emul.h
 
-SCAN_DIRS    := $(addprefix $(BSD_CONTRIB_DIR)/, dev sys)
+SCAN_DIRS    := $(addprefix $(BSD_CONTRIB_DIR)/, dev lib sys)
 GEN_INCLUDES := $(shell grep -rIh "^\#include .*" $(SCAN_DIRS) |\
                         sed "s/^\#include [^<\"]*[<\"]\([^>\"]*\)[>\"].*/\1/" | sort | uniq)
 
diff --git a/repos/dde_bsd/ports/dde_bsd.hash b/repos/dde_bsd/ports/dde_bsd.hash
index e7335ee395..9f302da730 100644
--- a/repos/dde_bsd/ports/dde_bsd.hash
+++ b/repos/dde_bsd/ports/dde_bsd.hash
@@ -1 +1 @@
-680424ed9e93503999ebf7e3878ba511cbcb8941
+210145e50db8518aeb9d1cbdf1da82f6a9255113
diff --git a/repos/dde_bsd/src/lib/audio/include/bsd_emul.h b/repos/dde_bsd/src/lib/audio/include/bsd_emul.h
index e2cdd8603c..acabe4d727 100644
--- a/repos/dde_bsd/src/lib/audio/include/bsd_emul.h
+++ b/repos/dde_bsd/src/lib/audio/include/bsd_emul.h
@@ -715,6 +715,14 @@ struct timeval
 
 void microuptime(struct timeval *);
 
+
+/***************************
+ ** lib/libkern/libkern.h **
+ ***************************/
+
+size_t strlcpy(char *, char const *, size_t);
+
+
 #include <extern_c_end.h>
 
 #endif /* _BSD_EMUL_H_ */
diff --git a/repos/dde_bsd/src/lib/audio/misc.cc b/repos/dde_bsd/src/lib/audio/misc.cc
index b8b09a7ee0..63ed5cac04 100644
--- a/repos/dde_bsd/src/lib/audio/misc.cc
+++ b/repos/dde_bsd/src/lib/audio/misc.cc
@@ -452,45 +452,3 @@ extern "C" int strcmp(const char *s1, const char *s2)
 {
 	return Genode::strcmp(s1, s2);
 }
-
-
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 1998 Todd C. Miller <Todd.Miller@courtesan.com>
- *
- * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
- * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
- * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
- * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
- * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
- * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
- * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
- * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
- * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
- */
-
-extern "C" size_t strlcpy(char *dst, const char *src, size_t siz)
-{
-	char *d = dst;
-	const char *s = src;
-	size_t n = siz;
-
-	/* Copy as many bytes as will fit */
-	if (n != 0 && --n != 0) {
-		do {
-			if ((*d++ = *s++) == 0)
-				break;
-		} while (--n != 0);
-	}
-
-	/* Not enough room in dst, add NUL and traverse rest of src */
-	if (n == 0) {
-		if (siz != 0)
-			*d = '\0';              /* NUL-terminate dst */
-		while (*s++)
-			;
-	}
-
-	return(s - src - 1);    /* count does not include NUL */
-}