diff --git a/include/villas/config.hpp b/include/villas/config.hpp
index f5253e6be..6f68629fa 100644
--- a/include/villas/config.hpp
+++ b/include/villas/config.hpp
@@ -28,7 +28,15 @@
 
 #include <functional>
 #include <regex>
-#include <filesystem>
+#if __has_include(<filesystem>)
+  #include <filesystem>
+  namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+#elif __has_include(<experimental/filesystem>)
+  #include <experimental/filesystem>
+  namespace fs = std::experimental::filesystem;
+#else
+  error "Missing the <filesystem> header."
+#endif
 #include <jansson.h>
 
 #include <villas/node/config.h>
@@ -74,7 +82,7 @@ protected:
 	json_t * walkStrings(json_t *in, str_walk_fcn_t cb);
 
 	/** Get the include dirs */
-	std::list<std::filesystem::path> getIncludeDirs(FILE *f) const;
+	std::list<fs::path> getIncludeDirs(FILE *f) const;
 
 public:
 	json_t *root;
diff --git a/lib/config.cpp b/lib/config.cpp
index 7dd45432f..94cf483aa 100644
--- a/lib/config.cpp
+++ b/lib/config.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,15 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <iomanip>
-#include <filesystem>
+#if __has_include(<filesystem>)
+  #include <filesystem>
+  namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+#elif __has_include(<experimental/filesystem>)
+  #include <experimental/filesystem>
+  namespace fs = std::experimental::filesystem;
+#else
+  error "Missing the <filesystem> header."
+#endif
 
 #include <villas/utils.hpp>
 #include <villas/log.hpp>
@@ -37,8 +45,6 @@
 #include <villas/node/exceptions.hpp>
 #include <villas/config_helper.hpp>
 
-namespace fs = std::filesystem;
-
 using namespace villas;
 using namespace villas::node;
 
@@ -123,7 +129,7 @@ json_t * Config::decode(FILE *f)
 	return root;
 }
 
-std::list<std::filesystem::path> Config::getIncludeDirs(FILE *f) const
+std::list<fs::path> Config::getIncludeDirs(FILE *f) const
 {
 	auto uri = fs::read_symlink(fs::path("/proc/self/fd") / std::to_string(fileno(f)));
 	if (isLocalFile(uri)) {