diff --git a/libguile/load.c b/libguile/load.c
index 300480bdf..16ddc4ffb 100644
--- a/libguile/load.c
+++ b/libguile/load.c
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@
 
 
 
+#if HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#  include <config.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "libguile/_scm.h"