diff -uNr gpm-1.20.1/src/prog/gpm-root.y gpm-1.20.1.new/src/prog/gpm-root.y
--- gpm-1.20.1/src/prog/gpm-root.y	2007-10-28 19:57:38.000000000 +0000
+++ gpm-1.20.1.new/src/prog/gpm-root.y	2007-10-28 20:01:41.000000000 +0000
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>       /* fstat() */
 #include <sys/utsname.h>    /* uname() */
 #include <termios.h>        /* winsize */
-#include <linux/limits.h>   /* OPEN_MAX */
+#define OPEN_MAX (sysconf(_SC_OPEN_MAX))
 #include <linux/vt.h>       /* VT_ACTIVATE */
 #include <linux/keyboard.h> /* K_SHIFT */
 #include <utmp.h>         
diff -uNr gpm-1.20.1/src/special.c gpm-1.20.1.new/src/special.c
--- gpm-1.20.1/src/special.c	2002-12-24 22:57:16.000000000 +0000
+++ gpm-1.20.1.new/src/special.c	2007-10-28 20:01:26.000000000 +0000
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 /* This file is compiled conditionally, see the Makefile */
 
-#include <linux/limits.h> /* for OPEN_MAX */
+#define OPEN_MAX (sysconf(_SC_OPEN_MAX))
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>