diff --git a/linux-user/syscall.c b/linux-user/syscall.c
index 7087a56dd1b76e3798da735bebf59d4b8c4dfeb8..a175cc15f8c538182b4b6f0813790bc58aa0b26d 100644
--- a/linux-user/syscall.c
+++ b/linux-user/syscall.c
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ int __clone2(int (*fn)(void *), void *child_stack_base,
 #include <sys/shm.h>
 #include <sys/sem.h>
 #include <sys/statfs.h>
-#include <sys/timerfd.h>
 #include <utime.h>
 #include <sys/sysinfo.h>
 //#include <sys/user.h>
@@ -67,6 +66,9 @@ int __clone2(int (*fn)(void *), void *child_stack_base,
 #include <linux/wireless.h>
 #include <linux/icmp.h>
 #include "qemu-common.h"
+#ifdef CONFIG_TIMERFD
+#include <sys/timerfd.h>
+#endif
 #ifdef TARGET_GPROF
 #include <sys/gmon.h>
 #endif