diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c3ef2d784..5156f67ff 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -660,6 +660,8 @@ CHECK_C_SOURCE_COMPILES("#include <pthread.h>\nvoid main(void) { while(1) ; } vo
 CHECK_C_SOURCE_COMPILES("#include <inttypes.h>\nvoid main(void) { while(1) ; } void xxexit(void){}" LWS_HAVE_INTTYPES_H)
 CHECK_C_SOURCE_COMPILES("#include <sys/resource.h>\nvoid main(void) { while(1) ; } void xxexit(void){}" LWS_HAVE_SYS_RESOURCE_H)
 CHECK_C_SOURCE_COMPILES("#include <linux/ipv6.h>\nvoid main(void) { while(1) ; } void xxexit(void){}" LWS_HAVE_LINUX_IPV6_H)
+CHECK_C_SOURCE_COMPILES("#include <net/ethernet.h>\nvoid main(void) { while(1) ; } void xxexit(void){}" LWS_HAVE_NET_ETHERNET_H)
+
 
 if (LWS_EXT_PTHREAD_INCLUDE_DIR)
 	set(LWS_HAVE_PTHREAD_H 1)
diff --git a/cmake/lws_config.h.in b/cmake/lws_config.h.in
index f99aee0e4..dfd25d52e 100644
--- a/cmake/lws_config.h.in
+++ b/cmake/lws_config.h.in
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
 #cmakedefine LWS_WITH_DLO
 #cmakedefine LWS_WITH_DRIVERS
 #cmakedefine LWS_WITH_ESP32
+#cmakedefine LWS_HAVE_NET_ETHERNET_H
 #cmakedefine LWS_HAVE_EVBACKEND_LINUXAIO
 #cmakedefine LWS_HAVE_EVBACKEND_IOURING
 #cmakedefine LWS_WITH_EXTERNAL_POLL
diff --git a/cmake/lws_config_private.h.in b/cmake/lws_config_private.h.in
index 2f7500a20..0f28dd40c 100644
--- a/cmake/lws_config_private.h.in
+++ b/cmake/lws_config_private.h.in
@@ -109,3 +109,4 @@
 
 /* Defined if you have the <inttypes.h> header file. */
 #cmakedefine LWS_HAVE_INTTYPES_H
+
diff --git a/include/libwebsockets.h b/include/libwebsockets.h
index 05ede8de9..379afc820 100644
--- a/include/libwebsockets.h
+++ b/include/libwebsockets.h
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ extern "C" {
 #if defined(LWS_HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H) && !defined(LWS_PLAT_BAREMETAL)
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #endif
+#if defined(LWS_HAVE_NET_ETHERNET_H)
+#include <net/ethernet.h>
+#endif
+#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(ETHER_ADDR_LEN)
+#define ETHER_ADDR_LEN 6
+#endif
 
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -288,6 +294,7 @@ typedef int suseconds_t;
 #define MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE <mbedtls/esp_config.h>
 #endif
 #endif
+
 #if defined(LWS_WITH_TLS)
 #include <mbedtls/ssl.h>
 #include <mbedtls/entropy.h>
diff --git a/lib/core-net/wol.c b/lib/core-net/wol.c
index 20c939b80..ae0b03736 100644
--- a/lib/core-net/wol.c
+++ b/lib/core-net/wol.c
@@ -24,15 +24,11 @@
 
 #include "private-lib-core.h"
 
-#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(IFHWADDRLEN)
-#define IFHWADDRLEN 6
-#endif
-
 int
 lws_wol(struct lws_context *ctx, const char *ip_or_NULL, uint8_t *mac_6_bytes)
 {
         int n, m, ofs = 0, fd, optval = 1, ret = 1;
-        uint8_t pkt[17 * IFHWADDRLEN];
+        uint8_t pkt[17 * ETHER_ADDR_LEN];
         struct sockaddr_in addr;
 
         fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP);
@@ -51,10 +47,10 @@ lws_wol(struct lws_context *ctx, const char *ip_or_NULL, uint8_t *mac_6_bytes)
          * Lay out the magic packet
          */
 
-        for (n = 0; n < IFHWADDRLEN; n++)
+        for (n = 0; n < ETHER_ADDR_LEN; n++)
                 pkt[ofs++] = 0xff;
         for (m = 0; m < 16; m++)
-                for (n = 0; n < IFHWADDRLEN; n++)
+                for (n = 0; n < ETHER_ADDR_LEN; n++)
                         pkt[ofs++] = mac_6_bytes[n];
 
         memset(&addr, 0, sizeof(addr));
diff --git a/minimal-examples-lowlevel/raw/minimal-raw-wol/minimal-raw-wol.c b/minimal-examples-lowlevel/raw/minimal-raw-wol/minimal-raw-wol.c
index a9b813600..8a9eca670 100644
--- a/minimal-examples-lowlevel/raw/minimal-raw-wol/minimal-raw-wol.c
+++ b/minimal-examples-lowlevel/raw/minimal-raw-wol/minimal-raw-wol.c
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 
 int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
-	struct lws_context_creation_info info;
-	struct lws_context *ctx;
-	const char *p, *ip = NULL;
-	uint8_t mac[IFHWADDRLEN];
-	int ret = 1;
+       struct lws_context_creation_info info;
+       struct lws_context *ctx;
+       const char *p, *ip = NULL;
+       uint8_t mac[ETHER_ADDR_LEN];
+       int ret = 1;
 
 	memset(&info, 0, sizeof info);
 	lws_cmdline_option_handle_builtin(argc, argv, &info);