diff --git a/lib/imsg-buffer.c b/lib/imsg-buffer.c
index 4f041ff66e..556e0cf904 100644
--- a/lib/imsg-buffer.c
+++ b/lib/imsg-buffer.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <zebra.h>
+#include <sys/uio.h>
 
 #include "queue.h"
 #include "imsg.h"
diff --git a/lib/zebra.h b/lib/zebra.h
index 8de71d0177..889e68a85c 100644
--- a/lib/zebra.h
+++ b/lib/zebra.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 #include <syslog.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <time.h>
-#include <sys/uio.h>
 #include <sys/utsname.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_mpls_openbsd.c b/zebra/zebra_mpls_openbsd.c
index 2a3ccc8065..9cbe6a2e70 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_mpls_openbsd.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_mpls_openbsd.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include <zebra.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/uio.h>
 
 #ifdef OPEN_BSD