diff --git a/include/libbb.h b/include/libbb.h
index 82484f911..d05ac2976 100644
--- a/include/libbb.h
+++ b/include/libbb.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <netdb.h>
 #include <setjmp.h>
 #include <signal.h>
+#include <paths.h>
 #if defined __UCLIBC__ /* TODO: and glibc? */
 /* use inlined versions of these: */
 # define sigfillset(s)    __sigfillset(s)
@@ -106,7 +107,11 @@
 #  define updwtmpx updwtmp
 #  define _PATH_UTMPX _PATH_UTMP
 # else
+#  include <utmp.h>
 #  include <utmpx.h>
+#  if defined _PATH_UTMP && !defined _PATH_UTMPX
+#   define _PATH_UTMPX _PATH_UTMP
+#  endif
 # endif
 #endif
 #if ENABLE_LOCALE_SUPPORT
diff --git a/init/init.c b/init/init.c
index 80c5d0f74..2040a59e8 100644
--- a/init/init.c
+++ b/init/init.c
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@
 
 #include "libbb.h"
 #include <syslog.h>
-#include <paths.h>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 #ifdef __linux__
 # include <linux/vt.h>
diff --git a/shell/ash.c b/shell/ash.c
index daec975c5..b5a2d961d 100644
--- a/shell/ash.c
+++ b/shell/ash.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 
 #define JOBS ENABLE_ASH_JOB_CONTROL
 
-#include <paths.h>
 #include <setjmp.h>
 #include <fnmatch.h>
 #include <sys/times.h>
diff --git a/sysklogd/klogd.c b/sysklogd/klogd.c
index ca8b848bd..03d65b37f 100644
--- a/sysklogd/klogd.c
+++ b/sysklogd/klogd.c
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ static void klogd_close(void)
 
 #else
 
-# include <paths.h>
 # ifndef _PATH_KLOG
 #  ifdef __GNU__
 #   define _PATH_KLOG "/dev/klog"