diff --git a/lib/getopt.c b/lib/getopt.c
index 329e939..c784fb6 100644
--- a/lib/getopt.c
+++ b/lib/getopt.c
@@ -969,6 +969,8 @@
   }
 }
 
+#ifdef REALLY_NEED_PLAIN_GETOPT
+
 int
 getopt (argc, argv, optstring)
      int argc;
@@ -981,6 +983,8 @@
 			   0);
 }
 
+#endif /* REALLY_NEED_PLAIN_GETOPT */
+
 #endif	/* Not ELIDE_CODE.  */
 
 #ifdef TEST