diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 34ec60356..faf31f3a3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -673,7 +673,8 @@ AC_CHECK_TYPE(socklen_t, ,
 #endif
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 ])
-AC_CHECK_TYPE(struct ip_mreq)
+
+AC_CHECK_TYPES([struct ip_mreq], , , [#include <netinet/in.h>])
 
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