--- a/tools/merovingian/daemon/merovingian.c
+++ b/tools/merovingian/daemon/merovingian.c
@@ -87,6 +87,14 @@
 #define F_DUPFD_CLOEXEC F_DUPFD
 #endif
 
+#ifndef S_IRWXO
+#define S_IRWXO 0007
+#endif
+
+#ifndef S_IRWXG
+#define S_IRWXG 0070
+#endif
+
 
 /* private structs */