diff --git a/src/systemd/_sd-common.h b/src/systemd/_sd-common.h
index bf2e20e2011..715b3ca297e 100644
--- a/src/systemd/_sd-common.h
+++ b/src/systemd/_sd-common.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 /* This is a private header; never even think of including this directly! */
 
-#if defined(__INCLUDE_LEVEL__) && __INCLUDE_LEVEL__ <= 1 && !defined(__COVERITY__) && !defined(__clang_analyzer__)
+#if defined(__INCLUDE_LEVEL__) && __INCLUDE_LEVEL__ <= 1 && !defined(__COVERITY__) && !defined(__clang_analyzer__) && !defined(__INTELLISENSE__)
 #  error "Do not include _sd-common.h directly; it is a private header."
 #endif