diff --git a/lib/libspl/include/sys/stropts.h b/lib/libspl/include/sys/stropts.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c86957baf
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+++ b/lib/libspl/include/sys/stropts.h
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#ifndef _LIBSPL_SYS_STROPTS_H
+#define _LIBSPL_SYS_STROPTS_H
+
+#endif /* _LIBSPL_SYS_STROPTS_H */