diff --git a/coreutils/nice.c b/coreutils/nice.c
index aa8b06cce..da1696c42 100644
--- a/coreutils/nice.c
+++ b/coreutils/nice.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 //usage:       "Change scheduling priority, run PROG\n"
 //usage:     "\n	-n ADJUST	Adjust priority by ADJUST"
 
-#include <sys/resource.h>
 #include "libbb.h"
 
 int nice_main(int argc, char **argv) MAIN_EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
diff --git a/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c b/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c
index c8b7fa8f2..fa77a7e00 100644
--- a/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c
+++ b/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@ Misc options:
 //usage:	)
 //usage:     "\n	-q		Quiet"
 
-#include <sys/resource.h>
-
 /* Override ENABLE_FEATURE_PIDFILE */
 #define WANT_PIDFILE 1
 #include "libbb.h"
diff --git a/include/libbb.h b/include/libbb.h
index ed9a562ff..c7bf33ef8 100644
--- a/include/libbb.h
+++ b/include/libbb.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <poll.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <sys/resource.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
diff --git a/init/init.c b/init/init.c
index cac165fc7..6439e2bcd 100644
--- a/init/init.c
+++ b/init/init.c
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@
 #include "libbb.h"
 #include "common_bufsiz.h"
 #include <syslog.h>
-#include <sys/resource.h>
 #ifdef __linux__
 # include <linux/vt.h>
 # include <sys/sysinfo.h>
diff --git a/loginutils/login.c b/loginutils/login.c
index fcdb9592c..25bb5203b 100644
--- a/loginutils/login.c
+++ b/loginutils/login.c
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
 #include "libbb.h"
 #include "common_bufsiz.h"
 #include <syslog.h>
-#include <sys/resource.h>
 
 #if ENABLE_SELINUX
 # include <selinux/selinux.h>  /* for is_selinux_enabled()  */
diff --git a/loginutils/passwd.c b/loginutils/passwd.c
index d0408d8b4..59f47fc7b 100644
--- a/loginutils/passwd.c
+++ b/loginutils/passwd.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 
 #include "libbb.h"
 #include <syslog.h>
-#include <sys/resource.h> /* setrlimit */
 
 static char* new_password(const struct passwd *pw, uid_t myuid, const char *algo)
 {
diff --git a/miscutils/time.c b/miscutils/time.c
index 61f078755..7d6a7a29f 100644
--- a/miscutils/time.c
+++ b/miscutils/time.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 //usage:     "\n	-a	Append (else overwrite)"
 
 #include "libbb.h"
-#include <sys/resource.h> /* getrusage */
 
 /* Information on the resources used by a child process.  */
 typedef struct {
diff --git a/networking/ntpd.c b/networking/ntpd.c
index 8205ab271..6cd497090 100644
--- a/networking/ntpd.c
+++ b/networking/ntpd.c
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@
 #include "libbb.h"
 #include <math.h>
 #include <netinet/ip.h> /* For IPTOS_LOWDELAY definition */
-#include <sys/resource.h> /* setpriority */
 #include <sys/timex.h>
 #ifndef IPTOS_LOWDELAY
 # define IPTOS_LOWDELAY 0x10
diff --git a/runit/chpst.c b/runit/chpst.c
index 3ecb85cba..c2641ce8a 100644
--- a/runit/chpst.c
+++ b/runit/chpst.c
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 //usage:     "\n			a SIGXCPU after N seconds"
 
 #include "libbb.h"
-#include <sys/resource.h> /* getrlimit */
 
 /*
 Five applets here: chpst, envdir, envuidgid, setuidgid, softlimit.
diff --git a/shell/shell_common.c b/shell/shell_common.c
index c978693f9..9e58ee4fe 100644
--- a/shell/shell_common.c
+++ b/shell/shell_common.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
  */
 #include "libbb.h"
 #include "shell_common.h"
-#include <sys/resource.h> /* getrlimit */
 
 const char defifsvar[] ALIGN1 = "IFS= \t\n";
 const char defoptindvar[] ALIGN1 = "OPTIND=1";
diff --git a/util-linux/renice.c b/util-linux/renice.c
index 46704591f..ee0fb3c8e 100644
--- a/util-linux/renice.c
+++ b/util-linux/renice.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 //usage:     "\n	-u	Process user names"
 
 #include "libbb.h"
-#include <sys/resource.h>
 
 int renice_main(int argc, char **argv) MAIN_EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
 int renice_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)