diff --git a/include/common/compat.h b/include/common/compat.h
index b2e16af7f..59bc6c7e9 100644
--- a/include/common/compat.h
+++ b/include/common/compat.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <netinet/tcp.h>
 
 #ifndef BITS_PER_INT
 #define BITS_PER_INT    (8*sizeof(int))
@@ -134,6 +135,11 @@
 #define SOL_IP IPPROTO_IP
 #endif
 
+/* same for SOL_TCP */
+#ifndef SOL_TCP
+#define SOL_TCP IPPROTO_TCP
+#endif
+
 /* If IPv6 is supported, define IN6_IS_ADDR_V4MAPPED() if missing. */
 #if defined(IPV6_TCLASS) && !defined(IN6_IS_ADDR_V4MAPPED)
 #define IN6_IS_ADDR_V4MAPPED(a) \