diff --git a/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_file.h b/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_file.h
index 4420d1d11f..b7a4ef63a6 100644
--- a/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_file.h
+++ b/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_file.h
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@
 #ifndef EINA_FILE_H_
 #define EINA_FILE_H_
 
-#include <limits.h>
+#if defined (__MacOSX__) || defined (__FreeBSD__) || (defined (__MACH__) && \
+   defined (__APPLE__))
+# include <sys/syslimits.h>
+#endif
 
 #include "eina_types.h"
 #include "eina_array.h"