diff --git a/libguile/backtrace.c b/libguile/backtrace.c
index b75031cf5..1dd60a6b9 100644
--- a/libguile/backtrace.c
+++ b/libguile/backtrace.c
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@
  * The author can be reached at djurfeldt@nada.kth.se
  * Mikael Djurfeldt, SANS/NADA KTH, 10044 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN */
 
-
+#if HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#  include <config.h>
+#endif
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <ctype.h>