diff --git a/config.h.in b/config.h.in
index 2965536..9085c8c 100644
--- a/config.h.in
+++ b/config.h.in
@@ -352,6 +352,9 @@
 /* define if you have struct cmsghdr */
 #undef HAVE_STRUCT_CMSGHDR
 
+/* define if you have struct in_pktinfo */
+#undef HAVE_STRUCT_IN_PKTINFO
+
 /* define if your struct ip has ip_hl; otherwise assume ip_vhl */
 #undef HAVE_STRUCT_IP_IP_HL
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 6488ee8..f1ee52e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1113,6 +1113,19 @@ if test $sc_cv_struct_cmsghdr = yes; then
 fi
 AC_MSG_RESULT($sc_cv_struct_cmsghdr)
 
+dnl check for struct in_pktinfo
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(for struct in_pktinfo)
+AC_CACHE_VAL(sc_cv_struct_in_pktinfo,
+[AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>],[struct in_pktinfo s;],
+[sc_cv_struct_in_pktinfo=yes],
+[sc_cv_struct_in_pktinfo=no])])
+if test $sc_cv_struct_in_pktinfo = yes; then
+   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_STRUCT_IN_PKTINFO)
+fi
+AC_MSG_RESULT($sc_cv_struct_in_pktinfo)
+
 dnl check for ip_hl in struct ip
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for struct ip.ip_hl)
 AC_CACHE_VAL(sc_cv_struct_ip_ip_hl,
diff --git a/xio-ip.c b/xio-ip.c
index 34d25cc..365f066 100644
--- a/xio-ip.c
+++ b/xio-ip.c
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ int xiolog_ancillary_ip(struct cmsghdr *cmsg, int *num,
       xiodump(CMSG_DATA(cmsg), msglen, valbuff, vallen, 0);
       return STAT_OK;
 #if WITH_IP4
-#ifdef IP_PKTINFO
+#if defined(IP_PKTINFO) && HAVE_STRUCT_IN_PKTINFO
    case IP_PKTINFO: {
       struct in_pktinfo *pktinfo = (struct in_pktinfo *)CMSG_DATA(cmsg);
       *num = 3;
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ int xiolog_ancillary_ip(struct cmsghdr *cmsg, int *num,
 	       inet4addr_info(ntohl(pktinfo->ipi_addr.s_addr), scratch3, sizeof(scratch3)));
    }
       return STAT_OK;
-#endif /* IP_PKTINFO */
+#endif /* defined(IP_PKTINFO) && HAVE_STRUCT_IN_PKTINFO */
 #endif /* WITH_IP4 */
 #ifdef IP_RECVERR
    case IP_RECVERR: {