diff --git a/lib/GenAI_Thread.cpp b/lib/GenAI_Thread.cpp
index 6b88652d4..0caac8d99 100644
--- a/lib/GenAI_Thread.cpp
+++ b/lib/GenAI_Thread.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#ifdef __linux__
 #include <sys/eventfd.h>
+#endif
 #include <chrono>
 #include <random>
 #include <thread>