diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 623b8fe5..b8edb220 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADERS([stdlib.h])
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([stdtime/tzfile.h])
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([string.h])
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/param.h])
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/queue.h], , [AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find <sys/queue.h>])])
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/sysctl.h])
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/time.h])
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([threads.h])