diff --git a/example/sftp_write_nonblock.c b/example/sftp_write_nonblock.c
index da20a2ca..94a29c5d 100644
--- a/example/sftp_write_nonblock.c
+++ b/example/sftp_write_nonblock.c
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_ARPA_INET_H
 # include <arpa/inet.h>
 #endif
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_TIME_H
+# include <sys/time.h>
+#endif
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>