diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_memory.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_memory.c
index 6155752e91..996877ef59 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_memory.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_memory.c
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 
 #include <rte_memory.h>
@@ -135,6 +137,16 @@ rte_eal_memdevice_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* Lock page in physical memory and prevent from swapping. */
+int
+rte_mem_lock_page(const void *virt)
+{
+	unsigned long virtual = (unsigned long)virt;
+	int page_size = getpagesize();
+	unsigned long aligned = (virtual & ~(page_size - 1));
+	return mlock((void *)aligned, page_size);
+}
+
 /* init memory subsystem */
 int
 rte_eal_memory_init(void)
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_memory.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_memory.c
index 9c9baf6285..e17c9cb5da 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_memory.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_memory.c
@@ -118,16 +118,6 @@ test_phys_addrs_available(void)
 	}
 }
 
-/* Lock page in physical memory and prevent from swapping. */
-int
-rte_mem_lock_page(const void *virt)
-{
-	unsigned long virtual = (unsigned long)virt;
-	int page_size = getpagesize();
-	unsigned long aligned = (virtual & ~ (page_size - 1));
-	return mlock((void*)aligned, page_size);
-}
-
 /*
  * Get physical address of any mapped virtual address in the current process.
  */