diff --git a/cpio/cpio.c b/cpio/cpio.c
index 89c5cbc..210287b 100644
--- a/cpio/cpio.c
+++ b/cpio/cpio.c
@@ -91,11 +91,12 @@
 #include <sfile.h>
 #include <atoll.h>
 
-#ifdef	_AIX
+#if defined (_AIX) || defined (__GLIBC__)
 #include <sys/sysmacros.h>
-#endif	/* _AIX */
+#endif	/* _AIX || __GLIBC__ */
 
-#ifndef	major
+#include <sys/sysmacros.h>
+#if 0
 #include <sys/mkdev.h>
 #endif	/* !major */
 
diff --git a/file/file.c b/file/file.c
index 6609734..d90af86 100644
--- a/file/file.c
+++ b/file/file.c
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ static const char sccsid[] USED = "@(#)file.sl	1.33 (gritter) 4/14/06";
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <libgen.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
-#ifndef	major
+#include <sys/sysmacros.h>
+#if 0
 #include <sys/mkdev.h>
 #endif
 #include "iblok.h"
diff --git a/find/find.c b/find/find.c
index fac70f0..28e1b7f 100644
--- a/find/find.c
+++ b/find/find.c
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ static const char sccsid[] USED = "@(#)find.sl	1.45 (gritter) 5/8/06";
 #ifdef	_AIX
 #include <sys/sysmacros.h>
 #endif
-#ifndef	major
+#include <sys/sysmacros.h>
+#if 0
 #include <sys/mkdev.h>
 #endif
 #if __NetBSD_Version__>= 300000000
diff --git a/ls/ls.c b/ls/ls.c
index e4480d0..17186ba 100644
--- a/ls/ls.c
+++ b/ls/ls.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static char ifmt_c[] = "-pc-d-b--nl-SD--";
 #include <termcap.h>
 #endif	/* USE_TERMCAP */
 
-#ifdef	_AIX
+#if defined (_AIX) || defined (__GLIBC__)
 #include <sys/sysmacros.h>
 #endif
 
diff --git a/mknod/mknod.c b/mknod/mknod.c
index b772b88..f465883 100644
--- a/mknod/mknod.c
+++ b/mknod/mknod.c
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ static const char sccsid[] USED = "@(#)mknod.sl	1.8 (gritter) 5/29/05";
 #include	<string.h>
 #include	<limits.h>
 #include	<unistd.h>
-#ifndef	major
+#include <sys/sysmacros.h>
+#if 0
 #include	<sys/mkdev.h>
 #endif	/* !major */
 
diff --git a/tar/tar.c b/tar/tar.c
index 2d3dada..a8f1ccb 100644
--- a/tar/tar.c
+++ b/tar/tar.c
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ static const char sccsid[] USED = "@(#)tar.sl	1.177 (gritter) 4/14/07";
 #include <sys/sysmacros.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifndef	major
+#include <sys/sysmacros.h>
+#if 0
 #include <sys/mkdev.h>
 #endif	/* !major */