diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 494bef9e529..40f37de39db 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5850,6 +5850,7 @@ else
   cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
 
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 
 void* routine(void* p){return NULL;}
@@ -5905,6 +5906,7 @@ else
   cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
 
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 
 void* routine(void* p){return NULL;}
@@ -5954,6 +5956,7 @@ else
   cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
 
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 
 void* routine(void* p){return NULL;}
@@ -6003,6 +6006,7 @@ else
   cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
 
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 
 void* routine(void* p){return NULL;}
@@ -8690,6 +8694,8 @@ $as_echo "no" >&6; }
 $as_echo_n "checking for pthread_create in -lpthread... " >&6; }
     cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 
 void * start_routine (void *arg) { exit (0); }
@@ -9082,7 +9088,9 @@ else
 else
   cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <pthread.h>
+
+      #include <stdio.h>
+      #include <pthread.h>
       void *foo(void *parm) {
         return NULL;
       }
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3d5838e6168..20440275dd3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1233,6 +1233,7 @@ fi
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether pthreads are available without options)
 AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_pthread_is_default,
 [AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 
 void* routine(void* p){return NULL;}
@@ -1267,6 +1268,7 @@ AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_kpthread,
 [ac_save_cc="$CC"
 CC="$CC -Kpthread"
 AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 
 void* routine(void* p){return NULL;}
@@ -1295,6 +1297,7 @@ AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_kthread,
 [ac_save_cc="$CC"
 CC="$CC -Kthread"
 AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 
 void* routine(void* p){return NULL;}
@@ -1323,6 +1326,7 @@ AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_thread,
 [ac_save_cc="$CC"
 CC="$CC -pthread"
 AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 
 void* routine(void* p){return NULL;}
@@ -2317,7 +2321,9 @@ yes
     _libs=$LIBS
     LIBS="$LIBS -lpthread"
     AC_MSG_CHECKING([for pthread_create in -lpthread])
-    AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <pthread.h>
+    AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
 
 void * start_routine (void *arg) { exit (0); }]], [[
 pthread_create (NULL, NULL, start_routine, NULL)]])],[
@@ -2400,7 +2406,9 @@ if test "$posix_threads" = "yes"; then
 
       AC_MSG_CHECKING(if PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM is supported)
       AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_pthread_system_supported,
-      [AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[#include <pthread.h>
+      [AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
+      #include <stdio.h>
+      #include <pthread.h>
       void *foo(void *parm) {
         return NULL;
       }