diff --git a/src/modules/files/file.c b/src/modules/files/file.c
index c3aeeaf621b302c17de5306300f686e46f7eb145..7ffae3f876c5f2ea41bc4066a5162fc5edda8d28 100644
--- a/src/modules/files/file.c
+++ b/src/modules/files/file.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 \*/
 
 #include "global.h"
-RCSID("$Id: file.c,v 1.92 1998/04/23 23:45:34 hubbe Exp $");
+RCSID("$Id: file.c,v 1.93 1998/05/01 15:41:03 grubba Exp $");
 #include "fdlib.h"
 #include "interpret.h"
 #include "svalue.h"
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ RCSID("$Id: file.c,v 1.92 1998/04/23 23:45:34 hubbe Exp $");
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_FILE_H
+#include <sys/file.h>
+#endif /* HAVE_SYS_FILE_H */
+
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_SOCKET_H
 #  include <sys/socket.h>
 #endif