diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index fc940b9b7..4f6ca3d89 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 	* tty.h (printwstr): Added a function to print a string
 	left-aligned in a bounded box.
+	* unixcompat.h (major/minor): Added support for AIX.
 
 2005-01-25  Roland Illig  <roland.illig@gmx.de>
 
diff --git a/src/unixcompat.h b/src/unixcompat.h
index 434d2ea39..ac7a8153f 100644
--- a/src/unixcompat.h
+++ b/src/unixcompat.h
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_MKDEV_H
 # include <sys/mkdev.h>		/* Solaris 9 */
 #endif
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_SYSMACROS_H
+# include <sys/sysmacros.h>	/* AIX */
+#endif
 
 #ifndef major
 # define major(devnum) (((devnum) >> 8) & 0xff)