diff --git a/include/site/linux-uclibc b/include/site/linux-uclibc
index 74ffdf0648..061f345b13 100644
--- a/include/site/linux-uclibc
+++ b/include/site/linux-uclibc
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ ac_cv_regexec_segfault_emptystr=no
 ac_cv_sctp=no
 ac_cv_sys_restartable_syscalls=yes
 ac_cv_time_r_type=POSIX
+ac_cv_type_suseconds_t=yes
 ac_cv_uchar=no
 ac_cv_uint=yes
 ac_cv_ulong=yes