diff --git a/CRT.c b/CRT.c
index c92c1043d..356258bab 100644
--- a/CRT.c
+++ b/CRT.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ in the source distribution for its full text.
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h> // IWYU pragma: keep
 
 #include "CommandLine.h"
 #include "ProvideCurses.h"