diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e2c4d8bf952..c42fe23aed0 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -16382,6 +16382,7 @@ fi
 
 
 
+
 
 
 for ac_func in \
@@ -16405,6 +16406,7 @@ for ac_func in \
 	fstatvfs \
 	ftruncate \
 	futimes \
+	futimesat \
 	getnetbyname \
 	getopt_long \
 	getpagesize \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f6d908c8eee..2b257d12641 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1143,6 +1143,7 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS(\
 	fstatvfs \
 	ftruncate \
 	futimes \
+	futimesat \
 	getnetbyname \
 	getopt_long \
 	getpagesize \
diff --git a/include/config.h.in b/include/config.h.in
index a4470675361..80548cceda4 100644
--- a/include/config.h.in
+++ b/include/config.h.in
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `futimes' function. */
 #undef HAVE_FUTIMES
 
+/* Define to 1 if you have the `futimesat' function. */
+#undef HAVE_FUTIMESAT
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `gethostbyname' function. */
 #undef HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME
 
diff --git a/libs/port/futimes.c b/libs/port/futimes.c
index f5d8f045527..00e2a55012b 100644
--- a/libs/port/futimes.c
+++ b/libs/port/futimes.c
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ int futimes(int fd, const struct timeval tv[2])
         return utime( buffer, &ut );
     }
     else return utime( buffer, NULL );
+#elif defined(HAVE_FUTIMESAT)
+    return futimesat( fd, NULL, tv );
 #else
     errno = ENOSYS;
     return -1;