diff --git a/src/nvim/log.c b/src/nvim/log.c
index a3e708aa4d..236fdb6d12 100644
--- a/src/nvim/log.c
+++ b/src/nvim/log.c
@@ -4,14 +4,19 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "nvim/log.h"
 #include "nvim/types.h"
 #include "nvim/os/os.h"
 #include "nvim/os/time.h"
 
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_TIME_H
+# include <sys/time.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
+# include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
 #define USR_LOG_FILE "$HOME/.nvimlog"