diff --git a/libbb/xconnect.c b/libbb/xconnect.c
index 0d670f286..d6d144f3f 100644
--- a/libbb/xconnect.c
+++ b/libbb/xconnect.c
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <netdb.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
 #include "libbb.h"
 
 int xconnect(const char *host, const char *port)