diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3e1ee8a..053204d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: configure.ac,v 1.215 2004/04/20 10:28:56 djm Exp $
+# $Id: configure.ac,v 1.216 2004/04/23 08:53:10 dtucker Exp $
 #
 # Copyright (c) 1999-2004 Damien Miller
 #
@@ -860,6 +860,8 @@
 	[#include <termios.h>]
 )
 
+AC_CHECK_DECLS(h_errno, , ,[#include <netdb.h>])
+
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(setresuid, [
 	dnl Some platorms have setresuid that isn't implemented, test for this
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING(if setresuid seems to work)