diff --git a/src/lxc/bdev.c b/src/lxc/bdev.c
index 59eda7e4..44b71d4c 100644
--- a/src/lxc/bdev.c
+++ b/src/lxc/bdev.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <libgen.h>
 #include <linux/loop.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
+#include <sys/sysmacros.h>
 
 #include "lxc.h"
 #include "config.h"
@@ -58,9 +59,6 @@
 #ifdef MAJOR_IN_MKDEV
 #    include <sys/mkdev.h>
 #endif
-#ifdef MAJOR_IN_SYSMACROS
-#    include <sys/sysmacros.h>
-#endif
 
 #ifndef BLKGETSIZE64
 #define BLKGETSIZE64 _IOR(0x12,114,size_t)
diff --git a/src/lxc/conf.c b/src/lxc/conf.c
index 5d583d5f..d4217c27 100644
--- a/src/lxc/conf.c
+++ b/src/lxc/conf.c
@@ -36,14 +36,12 @@
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <grp.h>
 #include <time.h>
+#include <sys/sysmacros.h>
 
 /* makedev() */
 #ifdef MAJOR_IN_MKDEV
 #    include <sys/mkdev.h>
 #endif
-#ifdef MAJOR_IN_SYSMACROS
-#    include <sys/sysmacros.h>
-#endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_STATVFS
 #include <sys/statvfs.h>
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxccontainer.c b/src/lxc/lxccontainer.c
index 3963a3ee..30ac6733 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxccontainer.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxccontainer.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <grp.h>
 #include <sys/syscall.h>
+#include <sys/sysmacros.h>
 
 #include <lxc/lxccontainer.h>
 #include <lxc/version.h>
@@ -60,9 +61,6 @@
 #ifdef MAJOR_IN_MKDEV
 #    include <sys/mkdev.h>
 #endif
-#ifdef MAJOR_IN_SYSMACROS
-#    include <sys/sysmacros.h>
-#endif
 
 #if HAVE_IFADDRS_H
 #include <ifaddrs.h>