diff --git a/servers/slapd/repl.c b/servers/slapd/repl.c
index 64d3daade4..773687a3d2 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/repl.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/repl.c
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 #include <ac/ctype.h>
 #include <ac/socket.h>
 
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_FILE_H
 #include <sys/file.h>
+#endif
 
 #include "slap.h"