diff --git a/lfs/sysvinit b/lfs/sysvinit
index 82c4fa936..d85a3659b 100644
--- a/lfs/sysvinit
+++ b/lfs/sysvinit
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ $(subst %,%_MD5,$(objects)) :
 $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	@$(PREBUILD)
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP) && cd $(DIR_SRC) && tar axf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
+	# Newer C libraries omit this include from sys/types.h.
+	# https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2016-03/msg00018.html
+	cd $(DIR_APP) && sed -i src/mountpoint.c src/bootlogd.c \
+		-e "/include.*sys\/stat.h/a#include <sys/sysmacros.h>\n"
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make $(MAKETUNING) -C src 
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make -C src install
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP)