diff --git a/lib/libc/Makefile.am b/lib/libc/Makefile.am
index bb64cd7a24..59e08e66b3 100644
--- a/lib/libc/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/libc/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ noinst_HEADERS = \
   localtime_r.h strptime.h
 
 # No sources should be listed.
-libc_missing_la_SOURCES = 
+libc_missing_la_SOURCES = libc-missing-noop.c
 
 # This will automatically be filled in with the necessary object file
 # names.  Configure does this based upon the AC_REPLACE_FUNCS macros.
diff --git a/lib/libc/libc-missing-noop.c b/lib/libc/libc-missing-noop.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13602c24f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libc/libc-missing-noop.c
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+void gnc_libc_missing_noop (void);
+
+void gnc_libc_missing_noop (void)
+{
+  return;
+}