diff --git a/src/kernel/memory.c b/src/kernel/memory.c
index 81441e3..13cb714 100644
--- a/src/kernel/memory.c
+++ b/src/kernel/memory.c
@@ -210,12 +210,4 @@ void heap_stats() {
     kprint("Free: "); kprint_hex(free_size); kprint(" bytes in "); kprint_int(free_blocks); kprint(" blocks\n");
     kprint("Total metadata overhead: "); kprint_int((used_blocks + free_blocks) * sizeof(HeapHeader)); kprint(" bytes\n");
     kprint("-------------------------\n");
-}
-
-void *memset(void *s, int c, size_t n) {
-    unsigned char *p = s;
-    while (n--) {
-        *p++ = (unsigned char)c;
-    }
-    return s;
 }
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diff --git a/src/lib/string.c b/src/lib/string.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14f9a17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/string.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include "string.h"
+
+void *memset(void *s, int c, size_t n) {
+    unsigned char *p = s;
+    while (n--) {
+        *p++ = (unsigned char)c;
+    }
+    return s;
+}
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diff --git a/src/lib/string.h b/src/lib/string.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78ae169
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/string.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef STRING_H
+#define STRING_H
+
+void *memset(void *s, int c, size_t n);
+
+#endif
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