diff --git a/include/uv-private/uv-unix.h b/include/uv-private/uv-unix.h
index 4d4c8036..4b86d2c0 100644
--- a/include/uv-private/uv-unix.h
+++ b/include/uv-private/uv-unix.h
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 #elif defined(__APPLE__)  \
   || defined(__FreeBSD__) \
+  || defined(__DragonFly__) \
   || defined(__OpenBSD__) \
   || defined(__NetBSD__)