diff --git a/pc/dirent.h b/pc/dirent.h
index 5c8024d32..55d113ba8 100644
--- a/pc/dirent.h
+++ b/pc/dirent.h
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@
 #ifndef _DIRENT_H_incl
 #define _DIRENT_H_incl
 
-#ifdef __WATCOMC__
-#include <direct.h>
-
-#else
-
 #ifdef __cplupplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
@@ -65,6 +60,4 @@ extern int      rmdir( const char *__path );
 };
 #endif
 
-#endif  /* __WATCOMC__ */
-
 #endif /* _DIRENT_H_incl */
diff --git a/pc/dirent_nt.c b/pc/dirent_nt.c
index 029912a75..c0b7900e8 100644
--- a/pc/dirent_nt.c
+++ b/pc/dirent_nt.c
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <dirent.h>
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include "dirent.h"
 
 DIR *opendir (const char * a_dir)
 {