diff --git a/libcxx/src/locale.cpp b/libcxx/src/locale.cpp
--- a/libcxx/src/locale.cpp
+++ b/libcxx/src/locale.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 #include "typeinfo"
 #include "vector"
 
+#if defined(_AIX)
+#   include <sys/localedef.h> // for __lc_ctype_ptr
+#endif
+
 #if defined(_LIBCPP_MSVCRT)
 #   define _CTYPE_DISABLE_MACROS
 #endif