diff --git a/freeglut/freeglut/configure.ac b/freeglut/freeglut/configure.ac
index efa1653..d0b1f17 100644
--- a/freeglut/freeglut/configure.ac
+++ b/freeglut/freeglut/configure.ac
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ AC_PROG_GCC_TRADITIONAL
 AC_FUNC_VPRINTF
 AC_CHECK_LIBM
 AC_SUBST([LIBM])
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS([gettimeofday])
 
 # Build time configuration.
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([replace-glut],