diff --git a/appl/login/login_locl.h b/appl/login/login_locl.h
index f78ee588c..6bb07e4b5 100644
--- a/appl/login/login_locl.h
+++ b/appl/login/login_locl.h
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@
 #define _PATH_LOGIN_CONF "/etc/login.conf"
 #endif /* _PATH_LOGIN_CONF */
 
+struct spwd;
+
 #include "login_protos.h"
 
 #endif /* __LOGIN_LOCL_H__ */