diff --git a/sys/sys/syslimits.h b/sys/sys/syslimits.h
index 508c29b3a72..1551582b0d1 100644
--- a/sys/sys/syslimits.h
+++ b/sys/sys/syslimits.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #ifndef _SYS_SYSLIMITS_H_
 #define _SYS_SYSLIMITS_H_
 
-#if !defined(_KERNEL) && !defined(_LIMITS_H_) && !defined(_SYS_PARAM_H_)
+#if !defined(_STANDALONE) && !defined(_KERNEL) && !defined(_LIMITS_H_) && !defined(_SYS_PARAM_H_)
 #ifndef _SYS_CDEFS_H_
 #error this file needs sys/cdefs.h as a prerequisite
 #endif