diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 80061a7a..4ed50d1d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ if test "$POLL" = "yes"; then
 fi
 
 AC_CHECK_LIB( gnugetopt, getopt_long,)
-AC_CHECK_FUNCS([lstat])
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS([lstat getopt_long])
 PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG()
 
 # ----- Check for dlopen
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 7d131a6d..50703a19 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -7,9 +7,28 @@
  */
 
 #include "znc.h"
-#include <getopt.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 
+#ifdef HAVE_GETOPT_LONG
+#include <getopt.h>
+#else
+#define no_argument 0
+#define required_argument 1
+#define optional_argument 2
+
+struct option {
+	const char *a;
+	int opt;
+	int *flag;
+	int val;
+};
+
+static inline int getopt_long(int argc, char * const argv[], const char *optstring, const struct option *, int *)
+{
+	return getopt(argc, argv, optstring);
+}
+#endif
+
 static const struct option g_LongOpts[] = {
 	{ "help",        no_argument,       0, 'h' },
 	{ "version",     no_argument,       0, 'v' },