diff --git a/libtransmission/fdlimit.c b/libtransmission/fdlimit.c
index 5bcde8ae4..871a83026 100644
--- a/libtransmission/fdlimit.c
+++ b/libtransmission/fdlimit.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "transmission.h"