diff --git a/cmake/Libraries.cmake b/cmake/Libraries.cmake
index ca524a2ab..0b654bbc3 100644
--- a/cmake/Libraries.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Libraries.cmake
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ macro(configure_unix_libs)
   check_include_files(locale.h HAVE_LOCALE_H)
   check_include_files(sys/select.h HAVE_SYS_SELECT_H)
   check_include_files(sys/socket.h HAVE_SYS_SOCKET_H)
-  check_include_files(sys/stat.h HAVE_SYS_STAT_H)
   check_include_files(sys/time.h HAVE_SYS_TIME_H)
   check_include_files(sys/utsname.h HAVE_SYS_UTSNAME_H)
   check_include_files(unistd.h HAVE_UNISTD_H)
diff --git a/src/lib/config.h.in b/src/lib/config.h.in
index 421084ec7..72ab67043 100644
--- a/src/lib/config.h.in
+++ b/src/lib/config.h.in
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <sys/socket.h> header file. */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_SYS_SOCKET_H @HAVE_SYS_SOCKET_H@
 
-/* Define to 1 if you have the <sys/stat.h> header file. */
-#cmakedefine HAVE_SYS_STAT_H @HAVE_SYS_STAT_H@
-
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <sys/time.h> header file. */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_SYS_TIME_H @HAVE_SYS_TIME_H@