diff --git a/lib/sockunion.h b/lib/sockunion.h
index 675855e2b6..146651225c 100644
--- a/lib/sockunion.h
+++ b/lib/sockunion.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "if.h"
 #include <sys/un.h>
 #ifdef __OpenBSD__
+#include <net/route.h>
 #include <netmpls/mpls.h>
 #endif
 
diff --git a/lib/zebra.h b/lib/zebra.h
index 2a92c76f39..326d3eb217 100644
--- a/lib/zebra.h
+++ b/lib/zebra.h
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@
 #include <net/if_var.h>
 #endif /* HAVE_NET_IF_VAR_H */
 
-#include <net/route.h>
-
 #ifndef HAVE_NETLINK
 #define RT_TABLE_MAIN		0
 #define RT_TABLE_LOCAL		RT_TABLE_MAIN
diff --git a/zebra/if_sysctl.c b/zebra/if_sysctl.c
index ae292689ed..9db959896e 100644
--- a/zebra/if_sysctl.c
+++ b/zebra/if_sysctl.c
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 #include <zebra.h>
 
+#include <net/route.h>
+
 #if !defined(GNU_LINUX) && !defined(OPEN_BSD)
 
 #include "if.h"
diff --git a/zebra/kernel_socket.c b/zebra/kernel_socket.c
index b90be76e46..d50e7de229 100644
--- a/zebra/kernel_socket.c
+++ b/zebra/kernel_socket.c
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 #include <zebra.h>
 
+#include <net/route.h>
+
 #ifndef HAVE_NETLINK
 
 #include <net/if_types.h>
diff --git a/zebra/rt_socket.c b/zebra/rt_socket.c
index f9888b12d4..0bfcd518ca 100644
--- a/zebra/rt_socket.c
+++ b/zebra/rt_socket.c
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 #include <zebra.h>
 
+#include <net/route.h>
+
 #ifndef HAVE_NETLINK
 
 #ifdef __OpenBSD__
diff --git a/zebra/rtread_sysctl.c b/zebra/rtread_sysctl.c
index ef1e21b4f7..8e2d13faff 100644
--- a/zebra/rtread_sysctl.c
+++ b/zebra/rtread_sysctl.c
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 #include <zebra.h>
 
+#include <net/route.h>
+
 #if !defined(GNU_LINUX)
 
 #include "memory.h"