--- a/configure.ac	
+++ a/configure.ac	
@@ -282,2 +282,5 @@ AC_CHECK_SIZEOF([long])
 
+dnl detect system-specific headers for major()/minor()
+AC_HEADER_MAJOR
+
 dnl Availability of various common functions (non-fatal if missing),
--- a/src/conf/domain_audit.c	
+++ a/src/conf/domain_audit.c	
@@ -28,2 +28,9 @@ 
 
+#ifdef MAJOR_IN_MKDEV
+# include <sys/mkdev.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef MAJOR_IN_SYSMACROS
+# include <sys/sysmacros.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "domain_audit.h"
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_controller.c	
+++ a/src/lxc/lxc_controller.c	
@@ -48,2 +48,9 @@ 
 
+#ifdef MAJOR_IN_MKDEV
+# include <sys/mkdev.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef MAJOR_IN_SYSMACROS
+# include <sys/sysmacros.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "virerror.h"
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c	
+++ a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c	
@@ -38,2 +38,9 @@ 
 
+#ifdef MAJOR_IN_MKDEV
+# include <sys/mkdev.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef MAJOR_IN_SYSMACROS
+# include <sys/sysmacros.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "virerror.h"
--- a/src/util/vircgroup.c	
+++ a/src/util/vircgroup.c	
@@ -31,2 +31,10 @@ 
 #endif
+
+#ifdef MAJOR_IN_MKDEV
+# include <sys/mkdev.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef MAJOR_IN_SYSMACROS
+# include <sys/sysmacros.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <fcntl.h>
--- a/src/util/virutil.c	
+++ a/src/util/virutil.c	
@@ -68,2 +68,9 @@ 
 
+#ifdef MAJOR_IN_MKDEV
+# include <sys/mkdev.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef MAJOR_IN_SYSMACROS
+# include <sys/sysmacros.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "c-ctype.h"