diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 2bf725c..2bce3b0 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 noinst_HEADERS	       = tirpc/reentrant.h \
 			 tirpc/getpeereid.h \
 			 tirpc/libc_private.h \
-			 tirpc/un-namespace.h
+			 tirpc/un-namespace.h \
+			 tirpc/tirpc-features.h.in
 
 nobase_include_HEADERS = tirpc/netconfig.h \
+			 tirpc/tirpc-features.h \
 			 tirpc/rpcsvc/crypt.x \
 			 tirpc/rpcsvc/crypt.h \
 			 tirpc/rpc/xdr.h \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 711b054..290c635 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(gssapi,
 AM_CONDITIONAL(GSS, test "x$enable_gssapi" = xyes)
 
 if test "x$enable_gssapi" = xyes; then
+	AC_DEFINE([HAVE_GSSAPI], [1], [Define to 1 if GSSAPI is enabled])
 	GSSAPI_CFLAGS=`krb5-config --cflags gssapi`
 	GSSAPI_LIBS=`krb5-config --libs gssapi`
 	AC_SUBST([GSSAPI_CFLAGS])
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(symvers,
 AM_CONDITIONAL(SYMVERS, test "x$enable_symvers" = xyes)
 
 AC_PROG_CC
-AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
+AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h tirpc/tirpc-features.h])
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 AC_HEADER_DIRENT
 AC_PREFIX_DEFAULT(/usr)
diff --git a/tirpc/rpc/rpc.h b/tirpc/rpc/rpc.h
index 1dbb391..8f37454 100644
--- a/tirpc/rpc/rpc.h
+++ b/tirpc/rpc/rpc.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 #ifndef _TIRPC_RPC_H
 #define _TIRPC_RPC_H
 
+#include <tirpc-features.h>
+
 #include <rpc/types.h>		/* some typedefs */
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@
 #include <rpc/auth_des.h>	/* protocol for des style cred */
 #endif /* HAVE_AUTHDES */
 
-#ifdef HAVE_RPCSEC_GSS
+#ifdef HAVE_GSSAPI
 #include <rpc/auth_gss.h>   /* RPCSEC_GSS */
 #endif
 
diff --git a/tirpc/rpc/svc_auth.h b/tirpc/rpc/svc_auth.h
index 44b38bf..b308d2b 100644
--- a/tirpc/rpc/svc_auth.h
+++ b/tirpc/rpc/svc_auth.h
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@
 #ifndef _RPC_SVC_AUTH_H
 #define _RPC_SVC_AUTH_H
 
+#include <tirpc-features.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_GSSAPI
+
 #include <rpc/rpcsec_gss.h>
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -51,6 +55,8 @@ typedef struct {
 	u_int			seq_num;
 } svc_rpc_gss_parms_t;
 
+#endif /* HAVE_GSSAPI */
+
 /*
  * Interface to server-side authentication flavors.
  */
diff --git a/tirpc/tirpc-features.h.in b/tirpc/tirpc-features.h.in
index e69de29..72e18bc 100644
--- a/tirpc/tirpc-features.h.in
+++ b/tirpc/tirpc-features.h.in
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#ifndef _TIRPC_FEATURES_H
+#define _TIRPC_FEATURES_H
+
+/* Define to 1 if DES authentication is enabled */
+#undef HAVE_AUTHDES
+
+/* Define to 1 if GSSAPI is enabled */
+#undef HAVE_GSSAPI
+
+#endif /* _TIRPC_FEATURES_H */