diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 692db57..c186855 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
   [AS_CASE(["${host_os}"],
      [*linux*],[archive_cmds='$CC -shared $pic_flag $libobjs $deplibs $compiler_flags $wl-soname $wl$soname -o $lib'])])
 
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS(netinet/sctp.h,,AC_MSG_ERROR(netinet/sctp.h not found))
+
 dnl check for pkg-config (explained in detail in libosmocore/configure.ac)
 AC_PATH_PROG(PKG_CONFIG_INSTALLED, pkg-config, no)
 if test "x$PKG_CONFIG_INSTALLED" = "xno"; then