diff --git a/src/dbtools/dbLoadTemplate.y b/src/dbtools/dbLoadTemplate.y
index 4d9437b34..e77d8c36e 100644
--- a/src/dbtools/dbLoadTemplate.y
+++ b/src/dbtools/dbLoadTemplate.y
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@
 #include "macLib.h"
 #include "dbmf.h"
 #include "epicsVersion.h"
+#ifdef WIN32
 #include "getopt.h"
+#endif
 
 static int line_num;
 static int yyerror();