diff --git a/cde/configure.ac b/cde/configure.ac
index b2790eca7..cf6e5167a 100644
--- a/cde/configure.ac
+++ b/cde/configure.ac
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ AC_CHECK_SIZEOF([long])
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF([long long])
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF([time_t])
 
+AC_STRUCT_TIMEZONE
 AC_CHECK_DECLS([timezone])
 AC_CHECK_MEMBERS([struct tm.tm_gmtoff])