diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6da65f3..6e92bd1 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -950,6 +950,11 @@
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------
 AC_CHECK_MEMBERS([struct ip_mreqn.imr_ifindex], [], [], QUAGGA_INCLUDES)
 
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS([linux/mroute.h], [], [],
+[
+#if HAVE_NETINET_IN_H
+#include<netinet/in.h>
+#endif])
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for BSD struct ip_mreq hack])
 AC_TRY_COMPILE([#ifdef HAVE_SYS_PARAM_H
 #include <sys/param.h>
diff --git a/pimd/pim_mroute.h b/pimd/pim_mroute.h
index 350b1e3..125d190 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_mroute.h
+++ b/pimd/pim_mroute.h
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 
 #define PIM_MROUTE_MIN_TTL (1)
 
+#if defined(HAVE_LINUX_MROUTE_H)
+#include <linux/mroute.h>
+#else
 /*
   Below: from <linux/mroute.h>
 */
@@ -154,6 +157,7 @@
   struct in_addr im_src,im_dst;
 };
 #endif
+#endif
 
 /*
   Above: from <linux/mroute.h>