diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qstorageinfo_linux_p.h b/src/corelib/io/qstorageinfo_linux_p.h
index 1a59ee910ff..6f5e107ec6c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qstorageinfo_linux_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qstorageinfo_linux_p.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <QtCore/private/qlocale_tools_p.h>
 
 #include <sys/sysmacros.h> // makedev()
-#include <sys/types.h> // dev_t
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qstorageinfo_p.h b/src/corelib/io/qstorageinfo_p.h
index 25106dacfbb..20f80ac0d13 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qstorageinfo_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qstorageinfo_p.h
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 #include <QtCore/private/qglobal_p.h>
 #include "qstorageinfo.h"
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_UNIX
+#include <sys/types.h> // dev_t
+#endif
+
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 inline Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcStorageInfo, "qt.core.qstorageinfo", QtWarningMsg)