diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b5f09d2f9..19c980861 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADERS([linux/netlink.h linux/genetlink.h], [], AC_MSG_ERROR([netlink
 #include <linux/socket.h>])
 
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/capability.h], [], AC_MSG_ERROR([please install libcap-devel.]),
-[#include <sys/capability.h>])
+[#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/capability.h>])
 
 # Some systems lack PR_CAPBSET_DROP definition => HAVE_DECL_PR_CAPBSET_DROP
 AC_CHECK_DECLS([PR_CAPBSET_DROP], [], [], [#include <sys/prctl.h>])
diff --git a/src/lxc/start.c b/src/lxc/start.c
index 0b085604e..da4afb9cc 100644
--- a/src/lxc/start.c
+++ b/src/lxc/start.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <sys/mount.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/capability.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <sys/un.h>