diff --git a/Modules/expat/xmlparse.c b/Modules/expat/xmlparse.c
index 7c6a8017eaf..c46b6010baa 100644
--- a/Modules/expat/xmlparse.c
+++ b/Modules/expat/xmlparse.c
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ See the file COPYING for copying permission.
 #  include "expat.h"
 #  undef XMLPARSEAPI
 #else
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include <config.h>
+#endif
 
 #ifdef __declspec
 #  define XMLPARSEAPI(type) __declspec(dllexport) type __cdecl
diff --git a/Modules/expat/xmlrole.c b/Modules/expat/xmlrole.c
index 20a14441550..bdb50c63176 100644
--- a/Modules/expat/xmlrole.c
+++ b/Modules/expat/xmlrole.c
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ static char RCSId[]
 #ifdef COMPILED_FROM_DSP
 #  include "winconfig.h"
 #else
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #  include <config.h>
+#endif
 #endif /* ndef COMPILED_FROM_DSP */
 
 #include "xmlrole.h"
diff --git a/Modules/expat/xmltok.c b/Modules/expat/xmltok.c
index 8a4a363a74e..46be9b0fe52 100644
--- a/Modules/expat/xmltok.c
+++ b/Modules/expat/xmltok.c
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ See the file COPYING for copying permission.
 #ifdef COMPILED_FROM_DSP
 #  include "winconfig.h"
 #else
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #  include <config.h>
+#endif
 #endif /* ndef COMPILED_FROM_DSP */
 
 #include "xmltok.h"