diff --git a/components/vfs/include/esp_vfs.h b/components/vfs/include/esp_vfs.h
index 98180e57f1..ddbabd975c 100644
--- a/components/vfs/include/esp_vfs.h
+++ b/components/vfs/include/esp_vfs.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <sys/termios.h>
 #include <sys/poll.h>
-#include <dirent.h>
+#include <sys/dirent.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include "sdkconfig.h"