diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4973e0dbe..f23340593 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-02-03  Sebastian Dröge  <slomo@circular-chaos.org>
+
+	* configure.in: Check for gmtime_r. Missing part of bug #511807.
+
 2008-02-01  Yannig Marchegay  <yannig@marchegay.org>
 
 	* configure.in: Add oc since oc.po is back.
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index c5fca979f..f7734d9b8 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2009,7 +2009,7 @@ if test x"$have_threads" != xno; then
 	# we are not doing the following for now, as this might require glib 
 	# to always be linked with the thread libs on some platforms. 
 	# LIBS="$LIBS $G_THREAD_LIBS"
-	AC_CHECK_FUNCS(localtime_r)
+	AC_CHECK_FUNCS(localtime_r gmtime_r)
 	if test "$ac_cv_header_pwd_h" = "yes"; then
 	 	AC_CACHE_CHECK([for posix getpwuid_r],
 			ac_cv_func_posix_getpwuid_r,