diff --git a/m4/jm-macros.m4 b/m4/jm-macros.m4
index bf687039d..6228aa451 100644
--- a/m4/jm-macros.m4
+++ b/m4/jm-macros.m4
@@ -214,4 +214,8 @@ AC_DEFUN(jm_CHECK_ALL_TYPES,
 
   AC_REQUIRE([jm_AC_TYPE_UINTMAX_T])
   AC_REQUIRE([jm_AC_TYPE_UNSIGNED_LONG_LONG])
+
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_HEADER_MAJOR])
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_HEADER_DIRENT])
+
 ])