diff --git a/configure b/configure

index e31d6a7fee..11eac205ec 100755

--- a/configure

+++ b/configure

@@ -3910,7 +3910,7 @@ fi

 # check if memfd is supported

 memfd=no

 cat > $TMPC << EOF

-#include <sys/memfd.h>

+#include <sys/mman.h>

 int main(void)

 {

diff --git a/util/memfd.c b/util/memfd.c

index 4571d1aba8..412e94a405 100644

--- a/util/memfd.c

+++ b/util/memfd.c

@@ -31,9 +31,7 @@

 #include "qemu/memfd.h"

-#ifdef CONFIG_MEMFD

-#include <sys/memfd.h>

-#elif defined CONFIG_LINUX

+#if defined CONFIG_LINUX && !defined CONFIG_MEMFD

 #include <sys/syscall.h>

 #include <asm/unistd.h>