diff --git a/src/qtgui/recoll.pro.in b/src/qtgui/recoll.pro.in
index aa03d377..cf63747f 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/recoll.pro.in
+++ b/src/qtgui/recoll.pro.in
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ unix {
            -lz
 
   INCLUDEPATH += ../common ../index ../internfile ../query ../unac \
-              ../utils ../aspell ../rcldb \
+              ../utils ../aspell ../rcldb ../qtgui \
               confgui
   DEPENDPATH += $$INCLUDEPATH
   POST_TARGETDEPS = ../lib/librcl.a
diff --git a/src/utils/pathut.h b/src/utils/pathut.h
index b05b5d7a..d7e02793 100644
--- a/src/utils/pathut.h
+++ b/src/utils/pathut.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #ifndef _PATHUT_H_INCLUDED_
 #define _PATHUT_H_INCLUDED_
 /* @(#$Id: pathut.h,v 1.16 2008-12-04 11:49:59 dockes Exp $  (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes */
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <string>
 #include <list>