diff --git a/src/ispell.C b/src/ispell.C
index 07db2583e7..d9fcd94720 100644
--- a/src/ispell.C
+++ b/src/ispell.C
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "support/lstrings.h"
 
 #include <sys/select.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
 
 #ifndef CXX_GLOBAL_CSTD
 using std::strcpy;