diff --git a/src/misc/string.c b/src/misc/string.c
index de450ca0e..91ef88841 100644
--- a/src/misc/string.c
+++ b/src/misc/string.c
@@ -407,7 +407,6 @@ stripWhiteSpacesInsideParens(char *str)
 
 
 #ifndef HAVE_BCOPY
-
 #ifndef bcopy
 void
 bcopy(const void *vfrom, void *vto, size_t num)
@@ -419,7 +418,9 @@ bcopy(const void *vfrom, void *vto, size_t num)
     return;
 }
 #endif
+#endif
 
+#ifndef HAVE_BZERO
 #ifndef bzero
 void
 bzero(void *vptr, size_t num)
@@ -429,7 +430,6 @@ bzero(void *vptr, size_t num)
         *ptr++ = '\0';
     return;
 }
-
 #endif
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/misc/stringutil.h b/src/misc/stringutil.h
index b426035ca..b6cd0fb45 100644
--- a/src/misc/stringutil.h
+++ b/src/misc/stringutil.h
@@ -30,11 +30,12 @@ int cimatch(register char *p, register char *s);
 #endif
 
 #ifndef HAVE_BCOPY
-
 void bcopy(const void *from, void *to, size_t num);
-void bzero(void *ptr, size_t num);
+#endif
 
-#endif /* HAVE_BCOPY */
+#ifndef HAVE_BZERO
+void bzero(void *ptr, size_t num);
+#endif
 
 bool isquote(char ch);
 bool is_arith_char(char c);