diff --git a/libc-test/build.rs b/libc-test/build.rs
index 7797ec6c66fbf..3cc2c135f78ca 100644
--- a/libc-test/build.rs
+++ b/libc-test/build.rs
@@ -2675,6 +2675,7 @@ fn test_linux(target: &str) {
                "elf.h",
                "fcntl.h",
                "glob.h",
+               [gnu]: "gnu/libc-version.h",
                "grp.h",
                "iconv.h",
                "ifaddrs.h",
diff --git a/src/unix/linux_like/linux/gnu/mod.rs b/src/unix/linux_like/linux/gnu/mod.rs
index 64ca4156de512..9e8a88a58c04a 100644
--- a/src/unix/linux_like/linux/gnu/mod.rs
+++ b/src/unix/linux_like/linux/gnu/mod.rs
@@ -1326,6 +1326,11 @@ extern "C" {
     pub fn malloc_trim(__pad: ::size_t) -> ::c_int;
 }
 
+extern "C" {
+    pub fn gnu_get_libc_release() -> *const ::c_char;
+    pub fn gnu_get_libc_version() -> *const ::c_char;
+}
+
 cfg_if! {
     if #[cfg(any(target_arch = "x86",
                  target_arch = "arm",