diff --git a/arch/um/os-Linux/user_syms.c b/arch/um/os-Linux/user_syms.c
index 419b2d5ff6de..4c37b1b1d0b5 100644
--- a/arch/um/os-Linux/user_syms.c
+++ b/arch/um/os-Linux/user_syms.c
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ extern void *memmove(void *, const void *, size_t);
 extern void *memset(void *, int, size_t);
 extern int printf(const char *, ...);
 
-/* If they're not defined, the export is included in lib/string.c.*/
-#ifdef __HAVE_ARCH_STRLEN
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(strlen);
-#endif
+/* If it's not defined, the export is included in lib/string.c.*/
 #ifdef __HAVE_ARCH_STRSTR
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(strstr);
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/um/sys-i386/Makefile b/arch/um/sys-i386/Makefile
index 098720be019a..d6b3ecd4b77e 100644
--- a/arch/um/sys-i386/Makefile
+++ b/arch/um/sys-i386/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ obj-y = bug.o bugs.o checksum.o delay.o fault.o ksyms.o ldt.o ptrace.o \
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_MODE_SKAS) += stub.o stub_segv.o
 
-subarch-obj-y = lib/bitops.o lib/semaphore.o
+subarch-obj-y = lib/bitops.o lib/semaphore.o lib/string.o
 subarch-obj-$(CONFIG_HIGHMEM) += mm/highmem.o
 subarch-obj-$(CONFIG_MODULES) += kernel/module.o