diff --git a/src/daemon/main.c b/src/daemon/main.c
index cad6f70d7..0db794bcf 100644
--- a/src/daemon/main.c
+++ b/src/daemon/main.c
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SYS_IOCTL_H
-#include <sys/ioctl.h>
-#endif
-
 #ifdef HAVE_PWD_H
 #include <pwd.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluetooth-device.c b/src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluetooth-device.c
index 6d31c1eb7..dc09ffca7 100644
--- a/src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluetooth-device.c
+++ b/src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluetooth-device.c
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <poll.h>
-#include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <linux/sockios.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 
@@ -44,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <pulsecore/socket-util.h>
 #include <pulsecore/thread.h>
 #include <pulsecore/thread-mq.h>
+#include <pulsecore/poll.h>
 #include <pulsecore/rtpoll.h>
 #include <pulsecore/time-smoother.h>
 #include <pulsecore/namereg.h>
diff --git a/src/modules/module-esound-sink.c b/src/modules/module-esound-sink.c
index 02541e62d..0d04fff71 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-esound-sink.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-esound-sink.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <limits.h>
-#include <poll.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <netinet/tcp.h>
@@ -60,6 +59,8 @@
 #include <pulsecore/thread.h>
 #include <pulsecore/time-smoother.h>
 #include <pulsecore/socket-util.h>
+#include <pulsecore/rtpoll.h>
+#include <pulsecore/poll.h>
 
 #include "module-esound-sink-symdef.h"
 
diff --git a/src/modules/module-pipe-sink.c b/src/modules/module-pipe-sink.c
index e26cbf646..4ed91aae6 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-pipe-sink.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-pipe-sink.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
-#include <poll.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_FILIO_H
 #include <sys/filio.h>
@@ -49,6 +48,7 @@
 #include <pulsecore/thread.h>
 #include <pulsecore/thread-mq.h>
 #include <pulsecore/rtpoll.h>
+#include <pulsecore/poll.h>
 
 #include "module-pipe-sink-symdef.h"
 
diff --git a/src/modules/module-pipe-source.c b/src/modules/module-pipe-source.c
index 1a6607df7..c50536efa 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-pipe-source.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-pipe-source.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
-#include <sys/poll.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_FILIO_H
 #include <sys/filio.h>
@@ -49,6 +48,7 @@
 #include <pulsecore/thread.h>
 #include <pulsecore/thread-mq.h>
 #include <pulsecore/rtpoll.h>
+#include <pulsecore/poll.h>
 
 #include "module-pipe-source-symdef.h"
 
diff --git a/src/modules/module-sine-source.c b/src/modules/module-sine-source.c
index c66099c03..955834f1d 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-sine-source.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-sine-source.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <limits.h>
-#include <sys/ioctl.h>
 
 #include <pulse/rtclock.h>
 #include <pulse/timeval.h>
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@
 #include <pulsecore/thread.h>
 #include <pulsecore/thread-mq.h>
 #include <pulsecore/rtpoll.h>
-#include <pulsecore/poll.h>
 
 #include "module-sine-source-symdef.h"
 
diff --git a/src/modules/oss/module-oss.c b/src/modules/oss/module-oss.c
index ba9b99e0d..c9dc4e7a3 100644
--- a/src/modules/oss/module-oss.c
+++ b/src/modules/oss/module-oss.c
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <signal.h>
-#include <poll.h>
 
 #include <pulse/xmalloc.h>
 #include <pulse/util.h>
@@ -70,6 +69,7 @@
 #include <pulsecore/macro.h>
 #include <pulsecore/thread-mq.h>
 #include <pulsecore/rtpoll.h>
+#include <pulsecore/poll.h>
 
 #if defined(__NetBSD__) && !defined(SNDCTL_DSP_GETODELAY)
 #include <sys/audioio.h>
diff --git a/src/modules/rtp/module-rtp-recv.c b/src/modules/rtp/module-rtp-recv.c
index b59519fbb..a920e66e8 100644
--- a/src/modules/rtp/module-rtp-recv.c
+++ b/src/modules/rtp/module-rtp-recv.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <poll.h>
 
 #include <pulse/rtclock.h>
 #include <pulse/timeval.h>
@@ -54,6 +53,7 @@
 #include <pulsecore/atomic.h>
 #include <pulsecore/socket-util.h>
 #include <pulsecore/once.h>
+#include <pulsecore/poll.h>
 
 #include "module-rtp-recv-symdef.h"
 
diff --git a/src/pulse/thread-mainloop.c b/src/pulse/thread-mainloop.c
index c3cf49c4d..d8c82c8cd 100644
--- a/src/pulse/thread-mainloop.c
+++ b/src/pulse/thread-mainloop.c
@@ -31,12 +31,6 @@
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-#ifdef HAVE_POLL_H
-#include <poll.h>
-#else
-#include <pulsecore/poll.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <pulse/xmalloc.h>
 #include <pulse/mainloop.h>
 #include <pulse/i18n.h>
@@ -46,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <pulsecore/thread.h>
 #include <pulsecore/mutex.h>
 #include <pulsecore/macro.h>
+#include <pulsecore/poll.h>
 
 #include "thread-mainloop.h"
 
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/lock-autospawn.c b/src/pulsecore/lock-autospawn.c
index 422f5eb28..b5150573d 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/lock-autospawn.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/lock-autospawn.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <sys/poll.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <pthread.h>