diff --git a/gio/inotify/inotify-kernel.c b/gio/inotify/inotify-kernel.c
index 9a2e5008f..881cbfc5a 100644
--- a/gio/inotify/inotify-kernel.c
+++ b/gio/inotify/inotify-kernel.c
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 #include <glib.h>
 #include "inotify-kernel.h"
 #include <sys/inotify.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_FILIO_H
+#include <sys/filio.h>
+#endif
 #include <glib/glib-unix.h>
 
 #include "glib-private.h"