diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d19e64532f2c9c2ec36cae5099436b0a746c401d..288f1a25d70dd87706b2526a64636764e1efe2cc 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2343,6 +2343,7 @@ cat > $TMPC << EOF
 #define _ATFILE_SOURCE
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 int main(void)
 {