diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 4d78c7ed5ae..42637ddf5c4 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@ Tools/Demos
 Build
 -----
 
+- Issue #4895: Use _strdup on Windows CE.
+
 - Issue #4472: "configure --enable-shared" now works on OSX
 
 - Issues #4728 and #4060: WORDS_BIGEDIAN is now correct in Universal builds.
diff --git a/PC/pyconfig.h b/PC/pyconfig.h
index 06d22a344df..d1104763f87 100644
--- a/PC/pyconfig.h
+++ b/PC/pyconfig.h
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ WIN32 is still required for the locale module.
 #define USE_SOCKET
 #endif
 
+/* CE6 doesn't have strdup() but _strdup(). Assume the same for earlier versions. */
+#if defined(MS_WINCE)
+#  include <stdlib.h>
+#  define strdup _strdup
+#endif
+
 #ifdef MS_WINCE
 /* Python uses GetVersion() to distinguish between
  * Windows NT and 9x/ME where OS Unicode support is concerned.