diff --git a/lib/checksrc.pl b/lib/checksrc.pl
index f31083a635..83c38b2394 100755
--- a/lib/checksrc.pl
+++ b/lib/checksrc.pl
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ sub scanfile {
         # scan for use of banned functions
         if($l =~ /^(.*\W)
                    (gets|
+	            strtok|
                     v?sprintf|
                     (str|_mbs|_tcs|_wcs)n?cat|
                     LoadLibrary(Ex)?(A|W)?)