We consider an approximation problem related to strongly irreducible operators, that is, does the direct sum of a strongly irreducible operator in в∞(Ω) and certain operator have a small compact perturbation which is a strongly irreducible operator in в∞(Ω)? In this paper, we prove that the direct sum of any strongly irreducible operator in в∞(Ω) and certain biquasitriangular operator have small compact perturbations which are strongly irreducible operators in в∞(Ω).