diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 181a05d43c..395166ebfc 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-08-29  Jan Schmidt  <Jan.Schmidt@sun.com>
+
+	* configure.ac:
+	Commit FIONREAD	check, needed for the dccp src.
+
 2008-08-29  Edward Hervey  <edward.hervey@collabora.co.uk>
 
 	* ext/faac/gstfaac.c: (gst_faac_init), (gst_faac_sink_event),
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a170196041..99d3a3cf0e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ AX_CREATE_STDINT_H
 
 dnl *** checks for types/defines ***
 
+dnl Check for FIONREAD ioctl declaration
+dnl used in gst/dccp
+GST_CHECK_FIONREAD
+
 dnl *** checks for structures ***
 
 dnl *** checks for compiler characteristics ***