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diff --git a/string/string.h b/string/string.h
index ecc3fef1bd..b127e8d9dd 100644
--- a/string/string.h
+++ b/string/string.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1991-2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1991-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of the GNU C Library.
The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -31,8 +31,12 @@ __BEGIN_DECLS
#define __need_NULL
#include <stddef.h>
-/* Tell the caller that we provide correct C++ prototypes. */
-#if defined __cplusplus && __GNUC_PREREQ (4, 4)
+/* Provide correct C++ prototypes, and indicate this to the caller. This
+ requires a compatible C++ standard library. As a heuristic, we provide
+ these when the compiler indicates full conformance with C++98 or later,
+ and for older GCC versions that are known to provide a compatible
+ libstdc++. */
+#if defined __cplusplus && (__cplusplus >= 199711L || __GNUC_PREREQ (4, 4))
# define __CORRECT_ISO_CPP_STRING_H_PROTO
#endif