diff --git a/appl/telnet/telnetd/sys_term.c b/appl/telnet/telnetd/sys_term.c
index 32e1c8f36..621905246 100644
--- a/appl/telnet/telnetd/sys_term.c
+++ b/appl/telnet/telnetd/sys_term.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ extern struct sysv sysv;
 #include <sys/proc.h>
 #undef SE
 #endif
-#ifndef __sgi
+#if !(defined(__sgi) || defined(__linux))
 #include <sys/tty.h>
 #endif
 #ifdef	t_erase