diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d19e64532f..288f1a25d7 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)
 {