diff --git a/asterisk.c b/asterisk.c
index bd20a4840b..4a0e778853 100644
--- a/asterisk.c
+++ b/asterisk.c
@@ -75,9 +75,12 @@
 #include <grp.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <sys/prctl.h>
 #include <regex.h>
 
+#ifdef linux
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+#endif 
+
 #if  defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined( __NetBSD__ ) || defined(SOLARIS)
 #include <netdb.h>
 #endif