diff --git a/libsemanage/src/direct_api.c b/libsemanage/src/direct_api.c
index d740070d5..609c32d53 100644
--- a/libsemanage/src/direct_api.c
+++ b/libsemanage/src/direct_api.c
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@
 #define PIPE_READ 0
 #define PIPE_WRITE 1
 #define ARRAY_SIZE(x) (sizeof(x) / sizeof((x)[0]))
+#if !defined(__GLIBC__)
+#define basename(src) (strrchr(src, '/') ? strrchr(src, '/') + 1 : src)
+#endif
 
 static void semanage_direct_destroy(semanage_handle_t * sh);
 static int semanage_direct_disconnect(semanage_handle_t * sh);