diff --git a/whiptail.c b/whiptail.c
index 09eca15..ac80652 100644
--- a/whiptail.c
+++ b/whiptail.c
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <wchar.h>
 #include <slang.h>
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+# include <sys/stat.h>
+#endif
 
 #include "nls.h"
 #include "dialogboxes.h"