diff --git a/libavutil/cpu.c b/libavutil/cpu.c
index a22da0fa..d3bde0a0 100644
--- a/libavutil/cpu.c
+++ b/libavutil/cpu.c
@@ -39,8 +39,16 @@
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #endif
 #include <sys/types.h>
+
+
+#if __cplusplus >= 201703L
+#if __has_include(<sys/sysctl.h>)
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
 #endif
+#else
+#include <sys/sysctl.h>
+#endif
+#endif
 #if HAVE_UNISTD_H
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif