2 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/common/str.cpp b/common/str.cpp
index 468d1a6f53..f60d7d5e93 100644
--- a/common/str.cpp
+++ b/common/str.cpp
@@ -1058,3 +1058,13 @@ int scumm_strnicmp(const char *s1, const char *s2, uint n) {
 	} while (l1 == l2 && l1 != 0);
 	return l1 - l2;
 }
+
+//  Portable implementation of strdup.
+char *scumm_strdup(const char *in) {
+	const size_t len = strlen(in) + 1;
+	char *out = new char[len];
+	if (out) {
+		strcpy(out, in);
+	}
+	return out;
+}
diff --git a/common/str.h b/common/str.h
index 7a1706b7e1..5ed14b6942 100644
--- a/common/str.h
+++ b/common/str.h
@@ -482,5 +482,6 @@ size_t strnlen(const char *src, size_t maxSize);
 
 extern int scumm_stricmp(const char *s1, const char *s2);
 extern int scumm_strnicmp(const char *s1, const char *s2, uint n);
+extern char *scumm_strdup(const char *in);
 
 #endif