diff --git a/src/ln.c b/src/ln.c
index 41227980a..c856c77d3 100644
--- a/src/ln.c
+++ b/src/ln.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "backupfile.h"
 #include "version.h"
 #include "safe-lstat.h"
+#include "safe-stat.h"
 
 int link ();			/* Some systems don't declare this anywhere. */