diff --git a/tests/auto/network/kernel/qhostaddress/tst_qhostaddress.cpp b/tests/auto/network/kernel/qhostaddress/tst_qhostaddress.cpp
index 1135420c47..4ff280a42f 100644
--- a/tests/auto/network/kernel/qhostaddress/tst_qhostaddress.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/network/kernel/qhostaddress/tst_qhostaddress.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #  include <qt_windows.h>
 #endif
 
-#if defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) || defined(Q_OS_WASM)
+#if defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) || defined(Q_OS_WASM) || defined(Q_OS_VXWORKS)
 #  include <netinet/in.h>
 #endif