diff --git a/gdb/xcoffread.c b/gdb/xcoffread.c
index 43de5dbc1e..d336ac4af7 100644
--- a/gdb/xcoffread.c
+++ b/gdb/xcoffread.c
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.  */
 
 #include "obstack.h"
 #include <sys/param.h>
+#ifndef	NO_SYS_FILE
 #include <sys/file.h>
+#endif
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #include "symtab.h"