diff --git a/include/linux/string.h b/include/linux/string.h
index 489019ef1694..b8508868d5ad 100644
--- a/include/linux/string.h
+++ b/include/linux/string.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ extern char * strnchr(const char *, size_t, int);
 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRRCHR
 extern char * strrchr(const char *,int);
 #endif
-extern char * strstrip(char *);
+extern char * __must_check strstrip(char *);
 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRSTR
 extern char * strstr(const char *,const char *);
 #endif