diff --git a/tparam.c b/tparam.c
index 5a9809a..09ef456 100644
--- a/tparam.c
+++ b/tparam.c
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ char *realloc ();
 
 #endif /* not emacs */
 
+#ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
 #ifndef NULL
 #define NULL (char *) 0
 #endif