diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_alarm.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_alarm.c
index 9a42df5561..f3d6e65ffe 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_alarm.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_alarm.c
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@
 #include <rte_spinlock.h>
 #include <eal_private.h>
 
+#ifndef	TFD_NONBLOCK
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#define	TFD_NONBLOCK	O_NONBLOCK
+#endif
+
 #define NS_PER_US 1000
 #define US_PER_MS 1000
 #define MS_PER_S 1000