diff --git a/src/modules/module-pipe-sink.c b/src/modules/module-pipe-sink.c
index d5ef194fb..55a4e0ced 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-pipe-sink.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-pipe-sink.c
@@ -98,9 +98,11 @@ static int sink_process_msg(pa_msgobject *o, int code, void *data, int64_t offse
         case PA_SINK_MESSAGE_GET_LATENCY: {
             size_t n = 0;
             int l;
-            
+
+#ifdef TIOCINQ            
             if (ioctl(u->fd, TIOCINQ, &l) >= 0 && l > 0)
                 n = (size_t) l;
+#endif
             
             n += u->memchunk.length;