diff --git a/include/curl/multi.h b/include/curl/multi.h
index 1e6fc3cc5..a9b1c0ea8 100644
--- a/include/curl/multi.h
+++ b/include/curl/multi.h
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@
 #include <sys/select.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifndef _WIN32_WCE
 #include <sys/socket.h>
+#endif
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #endif