diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a9c2527dfb..ae4902440e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6341,6 +6341,9 @@ $_def_vcd
 /* C99 lrintf function available */
 $_def_lrintf
 
+/* yes, we have inttypes.h */
+#define HAVE_INTTYPES_H
+
 /* int_fastXY_t emulation */
 $_def_fast_inttypes