diff --git a/lib-src/emacsclient.c b/lib-src/emacsclient.c
index ed174f03b92..65b5770c47e 100644
--- a/lib-src/emacsclient.c
+++ b/lib-src/emacsclient.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ main (argc, argv)
 
 #else /* HAVE_SOCKETS or HAVE_SYSVIPC */
 
-#if defined (HAVE_SOCKETS)
+#if defined (HAVE_SOCKETS) && ! defined (NO_SOCKETS_IN_FILE_SYSTEM)
 /* BSD code is very different from SYSV IPC code */
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
diff --git a/lib-src/emacsserver.c b/lib-src/emacsserver.c
index 11726eb3f72..29c87e8dbd2 100644
--- a/lib-src/emacsserver.c
+++ b/lib-src/emacsserver.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ main ()
 
 #else /* HAVE_SOCKETS or HAVE_SYSVIPC */
 
-#if defined (HAVE_SOCKETS)
+#if defined (HAVE_SOCKETS) && ! defined (NO_SOCKETS_IN_FILE_SYSTEM)
 /* BSD code is very different from SYSV IPC code */
 
 #include <sys/types.h>