diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index a3370ff..6e2125b 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -108,6 +108,13 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_GETOPT_H
+#include <getopt.h>
+#else
+extern char *optarg;
+extern int optind, opterr, optopt;
+#endif
+
 /* Test for EAGAIN/EWOULDBLOCK */
 #ifdef EAGAIN
 #if defined(EWOULDBLOCK) && (EWOULDBLOCK != EAGAIN)
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index fc56a73..117006c 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADERS(inttypes.h)
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(stdint.h)
 PA_CHECK_INTTYPES_H_SANE
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(fcntl.h)
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS(getopt.h)
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(grp.h)
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(libgen.h)
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(memory.h)