diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 185b0d9..748845d 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
-Version 1.72  2024-01-07
+Version 1.72  2024-01-21
   * call fast_mblock_ref_counter_dec for delay free node correctly
+  * fc_queue.[hc]: add function fc_queue_remove
 
 Version 1.71  2023-12-23
   * full support IPv6 by pull request #47
diff --git a/make.sh b/make.sh
index 10b6faf..b0b7f62 100755
--- a/make.sh
+++ b/make.sh
@@ -222,12 +222,12 @@ done
 
 if [ -n "$pthread_path" ]; then
   LIBS="$LIBS -lpthread"
-  line=$(nm $pthread_path 2>/dev/null | fgrep pthread_rwlockattr_setkind_np | fgrep -w T)
+  line=$(nm $pthread_path 2>/dev/null | grep -F pthread_rwlockattr_setkind_np | grep -w T)
   if [ -n "$line" ]; then
     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DWITH_PTHREAD_RWLOCKATTR_SETKIND_NP=1"
   fi
 elif [ -f /usr/lib/libc_r.so ]; then
-  line=$(nm -D /usr/lib/libc_r.so 2>/dev/null | grep pthread_create | grep -w T)
+  line=$(nm -D /usr/lib/libc_r.so 2>/dev/null | grep -F pthread_create | grep -w T)
   if [ -n "$line" ]; then
     LIBS="$LIBS -lc_r"
   fi
diff --git a/src/fc_queue.c b/src/fc_queue.c
index 2a40c45..0bb4b98 100644
--- a/src/fc_queue.c
+++ b/src/fc_queue.c
@@ -295,3 +295,49 @@ int fc_queue_free_chain(struct fc_queue *queue, struct fast_mblock_man
     chain.tail = previous;
     return fast_mblock_batch_free(mblock, &chain);
 }
+
+int fc_queue_remove(struct fc_queue *queue, void *data)
+{
+    void *previous;
+    void *current;
+    int result;
+
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&queue->lcp.lock);
+    if (queue->head == NULL)
+    {
+        result = ENOENT;
+    }
+    else if (queue->head == data)
+    {
+        queue->head = FC_QUEUE_NEXT_PTR(queue, queue->head);
+        if (queue->head == NULL)
+        {
+            queue->tail = NULL;
+        }
+        result = 0;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        result = ENOENT;
+        previous = queue->head;
+        while ((current=FC_QUEUE_NEXT_PTR(queue, previous)) != NULL)
+        {
+            if (current == data)
+            {
+                FC_QUEUE_NEXT_PTR(queue, previous) =
+                    FC_QUEUE_NEXT_PTR(queue, current);
+                if (queue->tail == current)
+                {
+                    queue->tail = previous;
+                }
+                result = 0;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            previous = current;
+        }
+    }
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&queue->lcp.lock);
+
+    return result;
+}
diff --git a/src/fc_queue.h b/src/fc_queue.h
index 7765811..7972a0b 100644
--- a/src/fc_queue.h
+++ b/src/fc_queue.h
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ int fc_queue_alloc_chain(struct fc_queue *queue, struct fast_mblock_man
 int fc_queue_free_chain(struct fc_queue *queue, struct fast_mblock_man
         *mblock, struct fc_queue_info *qinfo);
 
+int fc_queue_remove(struct fc_queue *queue, void *data);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif