diff --git src/util/debugfile.C src/util/debugfile.C
index 12237ee..965edf7 100644
--- src/util/debugfile.C
+++ src/util/debugfile.C
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <rudiments/stringbuffer.h>
 #include <rudiments/process.h>
 #include <config.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 debugfile::debugfile() {
 	dbgfile=NULL;