diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e240093b828..df5dbe3be75 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -17450,6 +17450,7 @@ cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
 
 	#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+	#include <sys/types.h>
 	#include <linux/joystick.h>
 
 	struct js_event blub;
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6d9e2cfaf86..c9766dcc8a7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1302,6 +1302,7 @@ then
    	wine_cv_linux_joystick_22_api,
 	AC_TRY_COMPILE([
 	#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+	#include <sys/types.h>
 	#include <linux/joystick.h>
 
 	struct js_event blub;