1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 93c47ed234..f796df6235 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ else
 			DEFINES="$DEFINES -DUNIX"
 			;;
 		irix*)
-			DEFINES="$DEFINES -DUNIX"
+			DEFINES="$DEFINES -DUNIX -DSYSTEM_NOT_SUPPORTING_D_TYPE"
 			_ranlib=:
 			;;
 		darwin*)