From upstream master branch: https://github.com/Itseez/opencv/blob/master/modules/core/src/ Do not include sysctl.h targeting Linux systems. Signed-off-by: Waldemar Brodkorb diff -Nur opencv-2.4.12.3.orig/modules/core/src/parallel.cpp opencv-2.4.12.3/modules/core/src/parallel.cpp --- opencv-2.4.12.3.orig/modules/core/src/parallel.cpp 2015-10-26 08:56:34.000000000 +0100 +++ opencv-2.4.12.3/modules/core/src/parallel.cpp 2016-04-05 12:59:37.750143762 +0200 @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ #include #if defined ANDROID #include - #else + #elif defined __APPLE__ #include #endif #endif diff -Nur opencv-2.4.12.3.orig/modules/core/src/system.cpp opencv-2.4.12.3/modules/core/src/system.cpp --- opencv-2.4.12.3.orig/modules/core/src/system.cpp 2015-10-26 08:56:34.000000000 +0100 +++ opencv-2.4.12.3/modules/core/src/system.cpp 2016-04-05 13:05:22.468323717 +0200 @@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ #include #if defined ANDROID #include -#else +#elif defined __APPLE__ #include #endif #endif