diff --git a/calmwm.h b/calmwm.h
index 09fd899..3ce6073 100644
--- a/calmwm.h
+++ b/calmwm.h
@@ -22,8 +22,12 @@
 #define _CALMWM_H_
 
 /* ugly stuff */
+#ifndef TAILQ_END
 #define TAILQ_END(head) NULL
+#endif
+#ifndef __dead
 #define __dead
+#endif
 char *fgetln(FILE *, size_t *);
 long long strtonum(const char *, long long, long long, const char **);
 size_t strlcpy(char *, const char *, size_t);