diff --git a/lib/privs.c b/lib/privs.c
index ef4a0adf044a..717a2e48d629 100644
--- a/lib/privs.c
+++ b/lib/privs.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 #include <zebra.h>
 
+#include <pwd.h>
 #include <grp.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LCAPS
diff --git a/lib/zebra.h b/lib/zebra.h
index f1a0d258133c..e38dba0debed 100644
--- a/lib/zebra.h
+++ b/lib/zebra.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <pwd.h>
 #ifdef HAVE_STROPTS_H
 #include <stropts.h>
 #endif /* HAVE_STROPTS_H */
diff --git a/vtysh/vtysh.c b/vtysh/vtysh.c
index 37653c624265..1af1c935598e 100644
--- a/vtysh/vtysh.c
+++ b/vtysh/vtysh.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include <zebra.h>
 
+#include <pwd.h>
 #include <grp.h>
 
 #include <sys/un.h>