diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 98115bea145..6fd413f6ed2 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -14285,6 +14285,9 @@ _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
+#ifdef HAVE_NETINET_IN_H
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#endif
 #include <resolv.h>
 int
 main ()
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 784107e34e8..8d45409f4af 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1011,7 +1011,10 @@ if test "$ac_cv_header_resolv_h" = "yes"
 then
     ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
     LIBS="$LIBS -lresolv"
-    AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <resolv.h>]],[[res_init();]])],
+    AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#ifdef HAVE_NETINET_IN_H
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#endif
+#include <resolv.h>]],[[res_init();]])],
         [AC_DEFINE(HAVE_RESOLV, 1, [Define if you have the resolver library and header])
          RESOLVLIBS="-lresolv"])
     LIBS="$ac_save_LIBS"