diff --git a/bochs/configure.in b/bochs/configure.in
index d9ac7c0c2..12fae1ff3 100644
--- a/bochs/configure.in
+++ b/bochs/configure.in
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(int *)
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(select, AC_DEFINE(BX_HAVE_SELECT))
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(snprintf, AC_DEFINE(BX_HAVE_SNPRINTF))
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(strtoull, AC_DEFINE(BX_HAVE_STRTOULL))
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS(strtouq, AC_DEFINE(BX_HAVE_STRTOUQ))
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(strdup, AC_DEFINE(BX_HAVE_STRDUP))
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(if compiler allows empty structs)