diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c7981dc9b..17f57c263 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ RB_CHK_SYSHEADER(random, [RANDOM])
 RB_CHK_SYSHEADER(bitset, [BITSET])
 RB_CHK_SYSHEADER(string_view, [STRING_VIEW])
 RB_CHK_SYSHEADER(optional, [OPTIONAL])
+RB_CHK_SYSHEADER(new, [NEW])
 
 dnl unix platform
 RB_CHK_SYSHEADER(unistd.h, [UNISTD_H])
diff --git a/include/ircd/stdinc.h b/include/ircd/stdinc.h
index a5b10caeb..ff7cc4d09 100644
--- a/include/ircd/stdinc.h
+++ b/include/ircd/stdinc.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ extern "C"
 #include <RB_INC_RANDOM
 #include <RB_INC_BITSET
 #include <RB_INC_OPTIONAL
+#include <RB_INC_NEW
 
 #include <RB_INC_EXPERIMENTAL_STRING_VIEW
 #include <RB_INC_EXPERIMENTAL_OPTIONAL