diff --git a/src/common/util.c b/src/common/util.c
index c5dd6aa97d..81c7c5ad69 100644
--- a/src/common/util.c
+++ b/src/common/util.c
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_ERRNO_H
 #include <errno.h>
 #endif
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_LIMITS_H
+#include <sys/limits.h>
+#endif
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
 #include <sys/types.h> /* Must be included before sys/stat.h for Ultrix */
 #endif