diff --git a/scripts/configure b/scripts/configure
index 845bcc4b..4ac6c1f3 100755
--- a/scripts/configure
+++ b/scripts/configure
@@ -4952,6 +4952,19 @@ fi
 done
 
 
+for ac_header in sys/time.h
+do :
+  ac_fn_c_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "sys/time.h" "ac_cv_header_sys_time_h" "$ac_includes_default"
+if test "x$ac_cv_header_sys_time_h" = xyes; then :
+  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define HAVE_SYS_TIME_H 1
+_ACEOF
+
+fi
+
+done
+
+
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for va_copy" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for va_copy... " >&6; }
 if ${ac_cv_c_va_copy+:} false; then :