diff --git a/lib/roken/daemon.c b/lib/roken/daemon.c
index b8d4aa343..b4d0f562c 100644
--- a/lib/roken/daemon.c
+++ b/lib/roken/daemon.c
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ RCSID("$Id$");
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
+#include "roken.h"
+
 int
 daemon(nochdir, noclose)
 	int nochdir, noclose;
diff --git a/lib/roken/roken.h b/lib/roken/roken.h
index 12b58879c..d3b8cf609 100644
--- a/lib/roken/roken.h
+++ b/lib/roken/roken.h
@@ -327,4 +327,12 @@ extern const char *__progname;
 
 void set_progname(char *argv0);
 
+#ifdef HAVE_PATHS_H
+#include <paths.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifndef _PATH_DEVNULL
+#define _PATH_DEVNULL "/dev/null"
+#endif
+
 #endif /*  __ROKEN_H__ */
diff --git a/lib/roken/roken.h.in b/lib/roken/roken.h.in
index 12b58879c..d3b8cf609 100644
--- a/lib/roken/roken.h.in
+++ b/lib/roken/roken.h.in
@@ -327,4 +327,12 @@ extern const char *__progname;
 
 void set_progname(char *argv0);
 
+#ifdef HAVE_PATHS_H
+#include <paths.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifndef _PATH_DEVNULL
+#define _PATH_DEVNULL "/dev/null"
+#endif
+
 #endif /*  __ROKEN_H__ */