diff --git a/src/basic/meson.build b/src/basic/meson.build
index 17282a9bef..f74bfb09d5 100644
--- a/src/basic/meson.build
+++ b/src/basic/meson.build
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ basic_sources = files('''
         missing_socket.h
         missing_stat.h
         missing_syscall.h
+        missing_timerfd.h
         missing_type.h
         missing_vxcan.h
         mkdir-label.c
diff --git a/src/basic/missing.h b/src/basic/missing.h
index 8d12cb318d..79faeeb9cf 100644
--- a/src/basic/missing.h
+++ b/src/basic/missing.h
@@ -93,10 +93,6 @@
 #  define CIFS_MAGIC_NUMBER 0xFF534D42
 #endif
 
-#ifndef TFD_TIMER_CANCEL_ON_SET
-#  define TFD_TIMER_CANCEL_ON_SET (1 << 1)
-#endif
-
 #ifndef DRM_IOCTL_SET_MASTER
 #  define DRM_IOCTL_SET_MASTER _IO('d', 0x1e)
 #endif
@@ -150,6 +146,7 @@
 #include "missing_prctl.h"
 #include "missing_resource.h"
 #include "missing_socket.h"
+#include "missing_timerfd.h"
 #include "missing_type.h"
 
 #include "missing_syscall.h"
diff --git a/src/basic/missing_timerfd.h b/src/basic/missing_timerfd.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b0404453a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/basic/missing_timerfd.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include <sys/timerfd.h>
+
+#ifndef TFD_TIMER_CANCEL_ON_SET
+#define TFD_TIMER_CANCEL_ON_SET (1 << 1)
+#endif