--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 AC_CACHE_VAL(mr_cv_long_long_format_specifier,[
     for format in ll l q I64; do
         AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[#include <stdio.h>  
+            #include <stdlib.h>
             int main()
             {
                 long long b, a = -0x3AFAFAFAFAFAFAFALL;
