--- a/parallel.c
+++ b/parallel.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ pid_t create_pipe_child(int *fd, int orig_fd)
 	return pipe_child(fds[0], orig_fd);
 }
 
-#if defined(__CYGWIN__)
+#if defined(__CYGWIN__) || defined(__UCLIBC__)
 int getloadavg(double loadavg[], int nelem) {
 	int fd, n, elem;
 	char buf[128];