diff --git a/newlib/libc/include/string.h b/newlib/libc/include/string.h
index 8580d16ab..c43106b33 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/include/string.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/include/string.h
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ int	 _EXFUN(bcmp,(const void *, const void *, size_t));
 void	 _EXFUN(bcopy,(const void *, void *, size_t));
 void	 _EXFUN(bzero,(void *, size_t));
 #endif
+#if __BSD_VISIBLE
+void	 _EXFUN(explicit_bzero,(void *, size_t));
+#endif
 #if __MISC_VISIBLE || __POSIX_VISIBLE >= 200809
 int	 _EXFUN(ffs,(int));
 #endif
diff --git a/newlib/libc/string/Makefile.am b/newlib/libc/string/Makefile.am
index e347ec43b..9b8e6b183 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/string/Makefile.am
+++ b/newlib/libc/string/Makefile.am
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ INCLUDES = $(NEWLIB_CFLAGS) $(CROSS_CFLAGS) $(TARGET_CFLAGS)
 GENERAL_SOURCES = \
 	bcopy.c \
 	bzero.c \
+	explicit_bzero.c \
 	index.c \
 	memchr.c \
 	memcmp.c \
diff --git a/newlib/libc/string/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/string/Makefile.in
index b1bb89cae..910d30b8d 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/string/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/string/Makefile.in
@@ -73,39 +73,40 @@ ARFLAGS = cru
 lib_a_AR = $(AR) $(ARFLAGS)
 lib_a_LIBADD =
 am__objects_1 = lib_a-bcopy.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-bzero.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-index.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-memchr.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-memcmp.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-memcpy.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-memmove.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-memset.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-rindex.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strcasecmp.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-strcat.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strchr.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-strcmp.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strcoll.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-strcpy.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strcspn.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-strdup.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strdup_r.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-strerror.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strerror_r.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-strlcat.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strlcpy.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-strlen.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strlwr.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-strncasecmp.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strncat.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-strncmp.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strncpy.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-strnlen.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strpbrk.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-strrchr.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strsep.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-strsignal.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strspn.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-strtok.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strtok_r.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-strupr.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strxfrm.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-strstr.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-swab.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-u_strerr.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-wcscat.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-wcschr.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-wcscmp.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-wcscoll.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-wcscpy.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-wcscspn.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-wcslcat.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-wcslcpy.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-wcslen.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-wcsncat.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-wcsncmp.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-wcsncpy.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-wcsnlen.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-wcspbrk.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-wcsrchr.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-wcsspn.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-wcsstr.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-wcstok.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-wcswidth.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-wcsxfrm.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-wcwidth.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-wmemchr.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-wmemcmp.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-wmemcpy.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-wmemmove.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-wmemset.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-xpg_strerror_r.$(OBJEXT)
+	lib_a-explicit_bzero.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-index.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-memchr.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-memcmp.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-memcpy.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-memmove.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-memset.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-rindex.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-strcasecmp.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strcat.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-strchr.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strcmp.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-strcoll.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strcpy.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-strcspn.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strdup.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-strdup_r.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strerror.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-strerror_r.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strlcat.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-strlcpy.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strlen.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-strlwr.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strncasecmp.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-strncat.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strncmp.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-strncpy.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strnlen.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-strpbrk.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strrchr.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-strsep.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strsignal.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-strspn.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strtok.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-strtok_r.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strupr.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-strxfrm.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strstr.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-swab.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-u_strerr.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-wcscat.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-wcschr.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-wcscmp.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-wcscoll.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-wcscpy.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-wcscspn.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-wcslcat.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-wcslcpy.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-wcslen.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-wcsncat.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-wcsncmp.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-wcsncpy.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-wcsnlen.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-wcspbrk.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-wcsrchr.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-wcsspn.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-wcsstr.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-wcstok.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-wcswidth.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-wcsxfrm.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-wcwidth.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-wmemchr.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-wmemcmp.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-wmemcpy.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-wmemmove.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-wmemset.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-xpg_strerror_r.$(OBJEXT)
 @ELIX_LEVEL_1_FALSE@am__objects_2 = lib_a-bcmp.$(OBJEXT) \
 @ELIX_LEVEL_1_FALSE@	lib_a-memccpy.$(OBJEXT) \
 @ELIX_LEVEL_1_FALSE@	lib_a-mempcpy.$(OBJEXT) \
@@ -129,19 +130,20 @@ am__objects_1 = lib_a-bcopy.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-bzero.$(OBJEXT) \
 lib_a_OBJECTS = $(am_lib_a_OBJECTS)
 LTLIBRARIES = $(noinst_LTLIBRARIES)
 libstring_la_LIBADD =
-am__objects_4 = bcopy.lo bzero.lo index.lo memchr.lo memcmp.lo \
-	memcpy.lo memmove.lo memset.lo rindex.lo strcasecmp.lo \
-	strcat.lo strchr.lo strcmp.lo strcoll.lo strcpy.lo strcspn.lo \
-	strdup.lo strdup_r.lo strerror.lo strerror_r.lo strlcat.lo \
-	strlcpy.lo strlen.lo strlwr.lo strncasecmp.lo strncat.lo \
-	strncmp.lo strncpy.lo strnlen.lo strpbrk.lo strrchr.lo \
-	strsep.lo strsignal.lo strspn.lo strtok.lo strtok_r.lo \
-	strupr.lo strxfrm.lo strstr.lo swab.lo u_strerr.lo wcscat.lo \
-	wcschr.lo wcscmp.lo wcscoll.lo wcscpy.lo wcscspn.lo wcslcat.lo \
-	wcslcpy.lo wcslen.lo wcsncat.lo wcsncmp.lo wcsncpy.lo \
-	wcsnlen.lo wcspbrk.lo wcsrchr.lo wcsspn.lo wcsstr.lo wcstok.lo \
-	wcswidth.lo wcsxfrm.lo wcwidth.lo wmemchr.lo wmemcmp.lo \
-	wmemcpy.lo wmemmove.lo wmemset.lo xpg_strerror_r.lo
+am__objects_4 = bcopy.lo bzero.lo explicit_bzero.lo index.lo memchr.lo \
+	memcmp.lo memcpy.lo memmove.lo memset.lo rindex.lo \
+	strcasecmp.lo strcat.lo strchr.lo strcmp.lo strcoll.lo \
+	strcpy.lo strcspn.lo strdup.lo strdup_r.lo strerror.lo \
+	strerror_r.lo strlcat.lo strlcpy.lo strlen.lo strlwr.lo \
+	strncasecmp.lo strncat.lo strncmp.lo strncpy.lo strnlen.lo \
+	strpbrk.lo strrchr.lo strsep.lo strsignal.lo strspn.lo \
+	strtok.lo strtok_r.lo strupr.lo strxfrm.lo strstr.lo swab.lo \
+	u_strerr.lo wcscat.lo wcschr.lo wcscmp.lo wcscoll.lo wcscpy.lo \
+	wcscspn.lo wcslcat.lo wcslcpy.lo wcslen.lo wcsncat.lo \
+	wcsncmp.lo wcsncpy.lo wcsnlen.lo wcspbrk.lo wcsrchr.lo \
+	wcsspn.lo wcsstr.lo wcstok.lo wcswidth.lo wcsxfrm.lo \
+	wcwidth.lo wmemchr.lo wmemcmp.lo wmemcpy.lo wmemmove.lo \
+	wmemset.lo xpg_strerror_r.lo
 @ELIX_LEVEL_1_FALSE@am__objects_5 = bcmp.lo memccpy.lo mempcpy.lo \
 @ELIX_LEVEL_1_FALSE@	stpcpy.lo stpncpy.lo strndup.lo \
 @ELIX_LEVEL_1_FALSE@	strcasestr.lo strchrnul.lo strndup_r.lo \
@@ -329,6 +331,7 @@ INCLUDES = $(NEWLIB_CFLAGS) $(CROSS_CFLAGS) $(TARGET_CFLAGS)
 GENERAL_SOURCES = \
 	bcopy.c \
 	bzero.c \
+	explicit_bzero.c \
 	index.c \
 	memchr.c \
 	memcmp.c \
@@ -537,6 +540,12 @@ lib_a-bzero.o: bzero.c
 lib_a-bzero.obj: bzero.c
 	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(lib_a_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o lib_a-bzero.obj `if test -f 'bzero.c'; then $(CYGPATH_W) 'bzero.c'; else $(CYGPATH_W) '$(srcdir)/bzero.c'; fi`
 
+lib_a-explicit_bzero.o: explicit_bzero.c
+	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(lib_a_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o lib_a-explicit_bzero.o `test -f 'explicit_bzero.c' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`explicit_bzero.c
+
+lib_a-explicit_bzero.obj: explicit_bzero.c
+	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(lib_a_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o lib_a-explicit_bzero.obj `if test -f 'explicit_bzero.c'; then $(CYGPATH_W) 'explicit_bzero.c'; else $(CYGPATH_W) '$(srcdir)/explicit_bzero.c'; fi`
+
 lib_a-index.o: index.c
 	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(lib_a_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o lib_a-index.o `test -f 'index.c' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`index.c
 
diff --git a/newlib/libc/string/explicit_bzero.c b/newlib/libc/string/explicit_bzero.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5124df23c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newlib/libc/string/explicit_bzero.c
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*	$OpenBSD: explicit_bzero.c,v 1.2 2014/06/10 04:17:37 deraadt Exp $ */
+/*
+ * Public domain.
+ * Written by Ted Unangst
+ */
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+/*
+ * explicit_bzero - don't let the compiler optimize away bzero
+ */
+void
+explicit_bzero(void *p, size_t n)
+{
+	bzero(p, n);
+}