diff --git a/include/qemu/osdep.h b/include/qemu/osdep.h
index 41658060a7..afc28e5903 100644
--- a/include/qemu/osdep.h
+++ b/include/qemu/osdep.h
@@ -107,6 +107,16 @@ extern int daemon(int, int);
 #include "glib-compat.h"
 #include "qemu/typedefs.h"
 
+/*
+ * According to waitpid man page:
+ * WCOREDUMP
+ *  This  macro  is  not  specified  in POSIX.1-2001 and is not
+ *  available on some UNIX implementations (e.g., AIX, SunOS).
+ *  Therefore, enclose its use inside #ifdef WCOREDUMP ... #endif.
+ */
+#ifndef WCOREDUMP
+#define WCOREDUMP(status) 0
+#endif
 /*
  * We have a lot of unaudited code that may fail in strange ways, or
  * even be a security risk during migration, if you disable assertions