diff --git a/appl/ftp/ftpd/ftpcmd.y b/appl/ftp/ftpd/ftpcmd.y
index 7684b8812..0ede3cdd2 100644
--- a/appl/ftp/ftpd/ftpcmd.y
+++ b/appl/ftp/ftpd/ftpcmd.y
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ static char rcsid[] = "$NetBSD: ftpcmd.y,v 1.6 1995/06/03 22:46:45 mycroft Exp $
 #endif
 #endif /* not lint */
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
 #include <sys/param.h>