diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index afeb64ced..80752f533 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ AC_PROG_RANLIB
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
 AC_GNU_SOURCE
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS([linux/netlink.h linux/genetlink.h],, AC_MSG_ERROR([netlink headers not found]), [[]])
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS([linux/netlink.h linux/genetlink.h], [], AC_MSG_ERROR([netlink headers not found]),
+				  [#include <linux/types.h>
+				   #include <bits/sockaddr.h>
+				   #include <linux/socket.h>])
 AC_PROG_GCC_TRADITIONAL
 
 if test "x$GCC" = "xyes"; then