diff --git a/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_unix.cpp b/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_unix.cpp
index dd3c57de1e..d5f2bfbac4 100644
--- a/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_unix.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #ifndef QT_NO_IPV6IFNAME
+#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+#include <linux/if.h>
+#else // Q_OS_LINUX
 #include <net/if.h>
+#endif // !Q_OS_LINUX
 #endif
 #ifdef QT_LINUXBASE
 #include <arpa/inet.h>