diff --git a/include/stdinc.h b/include/stdinc.h
index 2f8311d9..8efe33be 100644
--- a/include/stdinc.h
+++ b/include/stdinc.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "ratbox_lib.h"
 #include "config.h"		/* Gotta pull in the autoconf stuff */
+#include "ircd_defs.h"  /* Needed for some reasons here -- dwr */
 
 /* AIX requires this to be the first thing in the file.  */
 #ifdef __GNUC__