diff --git a/src/index/beaglequeue.cpp b/src/index/beaglequeue.cpp
index c011d412..a90153ea 100644
--- a/src/index/beaglequeue.cpp
+++ b/src/index/beaglequeue.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: $ (C) 2005 J.F.Dockes";
 #endif
 #include "autoconfig.h"
 
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
diff --git a/src/utils/readfile.h b/src/utils/readfile.h
index a28f28a8..75bd40d2 100644
--- a/src/utils/readfile.h
+++ b/src/utils/readfile.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #define _READFILE_H_INCLUDED_
 /* @(#$Id: readfile.h,v 1.3 2007-06-02 08:30:42 dockes Exp $  (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes */
 
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
 #include <string>
 using std::string;