diff --git a/libdnet-stripped/configure b/libdnet-stripped/configure
index 4420255dd..9ded8cd99 100755
--- a/libdnet-stripped/configure
+++ b/libdnet-stripped/configure
@@ -14033,6 +14033,7 @@ _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
+$ac_includes_default
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 
 int
@@ -14068,6 +14069,7 @@ _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
+$ac_includes_default
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 
 int
diff --git a/libdnet-stripped/configure.in b/libdnet-stripped/configure.in
index f1680258c..5d12f7f84 100644
--- a/libdnet-stripped/configure.in
+++ b/libdnet-stripped/configure.in
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ AC_PROG_GCC_TRADITIONAL
 if test "$GCC" = yes ; then
    	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wall"
 fi
-AC_CHECK_TYPES([socklen_t], [], [], [#include <sys/socket.h>])
+AC_CHECK_TYPES([socklen_t], [], [], [AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT
+#include <sys/socket.h>])
 
 dnl Checks for library functions.
 AC_FUNC_MEMCMP