diff --git a/apps/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/CMakeLists.txt
index 87bb4c9..52a039b 100644
--- a/apps/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ endif() # end "standalone mode" block
 
 # ---------------------------------
 
+# Check whether getopt.h exists
+check_include_file(getopt.h HAVE_GETOPT_H)
+
 check_include_file(sys/resource.h   HAVE_SYS_RESOURCE_H) # for getrusage
 if (HAVE_SYS_RESOURCE_H)
     check_symbol_exists(getrusage   "sys/resource.h" HAVE_GETRUSAGE)
diff --git a/apps/json_parse.c b/apps/json_parse.c
index c6c7728..3f8ef00 100644
--- a/apps/json_parse.c
+++ b/apps/json_parse.c
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_GETOPT_H 
 #include <getopt.h>
+#endif
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>