diff --git a/src/daemon/open_console.c b/src/daemon/open_console.c
index 98297c9..0948501 100644
--- a/src/daemon/open_console.c
+++ b/src/daemon/open_console.c
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>               /* stat()            */
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>              /* ioctl             */
 
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_SYSMACROS_H
+#include <sys/sysmacros.h>          /* major() w/newer glibc */
+#endif
+
 /* Linux specific (to be outsourced in gpm2 */
 #include <linux/serial.h>           /* for serial console check */
 #include <asm/ioctls.h>            /* for serial console check */