diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6bea1167..2c8cca3f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -434,7 +434,6 @@ if test "$with_libbsd" != "no"; then
 	AC_DEFINE(WITH_LIBBSD, 1, [Build shadow with libbsd support])
 else
 	AC_DEFINE(WITH_LIBBSD, 0, [Build shadow without libbsd support])
-	AC_CHECK_FUNC(strlcpy, [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([strlcpy is required from glibc >= 2.38 or libbsd])])
 fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL(WITH_LIBBSD, test x$with_libbsd = xyes)
 
diff --git a/lib/date_to_str.c b/lib/date_to_str.c
index 9d004d9e..cb3f6d5a 100644
--- a/lib/date_to_str.c
+++ b/lib/date_to_str.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #ident "$Id$"
 
+#include "strtcpy.h"
 #include "prototypes.h"
 
 void
@@ -43,13 +44,13 @@ date_to_str(size_t size, char buf[size], long date)
 
 	t = date;
 	if (date < 0) {
-		(void) strlcpy(buf, "never", size);
+		(void) strtcpy(buf, "never", size);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	tm = gmtime(&t);
 	if (tm == NULL) {
-		(void) strlcpy(buf, "future", size);
+		(void) strtcpy(buf, "future", size);
 		return;
 	}