diff --git a/ssh-keygen.c b/ssh-keygen.c
index b6959ca11..4e42d0cfc 100644
--- a/ssh-keygen.c
+++ b/ssh-keygen.c
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
 #include <openssl/pem.h>
 
 #include <fcntl.h>
-#include <paths.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_PATHS_H
+# include <paths.h>
+#endif
 #include <pwd.h>
 
 #include "xmalloc.h"