diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 08002509..62c5335d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ AC_CHECK_DECL([cairo_format_stride_for_width],
                [Whether cairo_format_stride_for_width() is defined])],,
 	[#include <cairo/cairo.h>])
 
+AC_CHECK_DECL([poll],
+	[AC_DEFINE([HAVE_POLL],,
+               [Whether poll() is defined])],,
+	[#include <poll.h>])
+
 # Typedefs
 AC_TYPE_SIZE_T
 AC_TYPE_SSIZE_T