diff --git a/include/my_dir.h b/include/my_dir.h
index c65b4441f07..949a9a4d354 100644
--- a/include/my_dir.h
+++ b/include/my_dir.h
@@ -35,9 +35,16 @@ extern "C" {
 #define MY_S_ISUID	S_ISUID /* set user id on execution */
 #define MY_S_ISGID	S_ISGID /* set group id on execution */
 #define MY_S_ISVTX	S_ISVTX /* save swapped text even after use */
-#define MY_S_IREAD	S_IRUSR /* read permission, owner */
-#define MY_S_IWRITE	S_IWUSR /* write permission, owner */
-#define MY_S_IEXEC	S_IXUSR /* execute/search permission, owner */
+
+#ifndef S_IREAD
+#define MY_S_IREAD      S_IRUSR /* read permission, owner */
+#define MY_S_IWRITE     S_IWUSR /* write permission, owner */
+#define MY_S_IEXEC      S_IXUSR /* execute/search permission, owner */
+#else
+#define MY_S_IREAD      S_IREAD /* read permission, owner */
+#define MY_S_IWRITE     S_IWRITE /* write permission, owner */
+#define MY_S_IEXEC      S_IEXEC /* execute/search permission, owner */
+#endif
 
 #define MY_S_ISDIR(m)	(((m) & MY_S_IFMT) == MY_S_IFDIR)
 #define MY_S_ISCHR(m)	(((m) & MY_S_IFMT) == MY_S_IFCHR)