diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 49f1b775b..14805fef2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -597,6 +597,7 @@ RB_CHK_SYSHEADER(sys/syscall.h, [SYS_SYSCALL_H])
 RB_CHK_SYSHEADER(sys/utsname.h, [SYS_UTSNAME_H])
 
 dnl linux platform
+RB_CHK_SYSHEADER(malloc.h, [MALLOC_H])
 RB_CHK_SYSHEADER(sys/eventfd.h, [SYS_EVENTFD_H])
 RB_CHK_SYSHEADER(linux/aio_abi.h, [LINUX_AIO_ABI_H])