diff --git a/plugins-root/check_icmp.c b/plugins-root/check_icmp.c
index 80fbf613..77ddfee0 100644
--- a/plugins-root/check_icmp.c
+++ b/plugins-root/check_icmp.c
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ const char *email = "nagiosplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net";
 #include "netutils.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 
+#if HAVE_SYS_SOCKIO_H
+#include <sys/sockio.h>
+#endif
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>