diff --git a/lib/save-cwd.c b/lib/save-cwd.c
index b7b85a1b5..6fb39f0aa 100644
--- a/lib/save-cwd.c
+++ b/lib/save-cwd.c
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <stdio.h>
-
-#ifdef STDC_HEADERS
-# include <stdlib.h>
-#endif
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #if HAVE_UNISTD_H
 # include <unistd.h>
diff --git a/lib/xgetcwd.c b/lib/xgetcwd.c
index ed425200d..2089b8897 100644
--- a/lib/xgetcwd.c
+++ b/lib/xgetcwd.c
@@ -28,10 +28,8 @@ extern int errno;
 #endif
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
-#if HAVE_STDLIB_H
-# include <stdlib.h>
-#endif
 #if HAVE_UNISTD_H
 # include <unistd.h>
 #endif