diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f217f50..f0fc6b0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -167,5 +167,6 @@
 LTP_CHECK_ACL_SUPPORT
 LTP_CHECK_FS_IOC_FLAGS
 LTP_CHECK_MREMAP_FIXED
+LTP_CHECK_KERNEL_DEVEL
 
 AC_OUTPUT