diff --git a/src/util/virarptable.c b/src/util/virarptable.c
index 2730ef91af..8d9ab5fdc8 100644
--- a/src/util/virarptable.c
+++ b/src/util/virarptable.c
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
+#ifdef __linux__
+# include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
+#endif
 
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virarptable.h"
diff --git a/src/util/virarptable.h b/src/util/virarptable.h
index 404d8eb867..6829198128 100644
--- a/src/util/virarptable.h
+++ b/src/util/virarptable.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 # define __VIR_ARPTABLE_H__
 
 # include "internal.h"
-# include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
 
 typedef struct _virArpTableEntry virArpTableEntry;
 typedef virArpTableEntry *virArpTableEntryPtr;