diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index be11ca13b2..812da91655 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -392,6 +392,12 @@ update to latest  darwin])
           ], [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)])
         LIBS="${saved_LIBS}"
         AC_SUBST(HTMLHELP_LIBS)
+
+	AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([
+#include <stdio.h>
+	 ], [
+    printf("%lld\n", 3);
+         ])],[],[AC_DEFINE([__USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO], 1, [MinGW needs ANSI_STDIO hack.])])
         ;;
       *)
         AC_MSG_RESULT(no)