diff --git a/include/portable.h b/include/portable.h
index bcb787bebe..0b855b1da0 100644
--- a/include/portable.h
+++ b/include/portable.h
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
  * Are sys_errlist and sys_nerr declared in stdio.h?
  */
 #ifndef SYSERRLIST_IN_STDIO
-#if defined( freebsd ) 
+#if defined( freebsd ) || defined( linux )
 #define SYSERRLIST_IN_STDIO
 #endif
 #endif