diff --git a/lib/libedit/src/histedit.h b/lib/libedit/src/histedit.h
index 5009feec6..bc95eaa64 100644
--- a/lib/libedit/src/histedit.h
+++ b/lib/libedit/src/histedit.h
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@
 #define	LIBEDIT_MAJOR 2
 #define	LIBEDIT_MINOR 11
 
+#ifdef HAVE_STDINT_H
 #include <stdint.h>
+#endif
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/lib/libedit/src/unvis.c b/lib/libedit/src/unvis.c
index 8e6fcf5fa..7a66000a2 100644
--- a/lib/libedit/src/unvis.c
+++ b/lib/libedit/src/unvis.c
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ __RCSID("$NetBSD: unvis.c,v 1.32 2010/11/27 21:22:11 christos Exp $");
 #endif /* LIBC_SCCS and not lint */
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_STDINT_H
 #include <stdint.h>
+#endif
 
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <ctype.h>