1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ext/socket/extconf.rb b/ext/socket/extconf.rb
index 8a13ddba73..ece615865f 100644
--- a/ext/socket/extconf.rb
+++ b/ext/socket/extconf.rb
@@ -259,6 +259,19 @@ unless getaddr_info_ok and have_func("getnameinfo", "netdb.h") and have_func("ge
   have_func("inet_ntop") or have_func("inet_ntoa")
   have_func("inet_pton") or have_func("inet_aton")
   have_func("getservbyport")
+  if have_func("gai_strerror")
+    unless checking_for("gai_strerror() returns const pointer") {!try_compile(<<EOF)}
+#{cpp_include(headers)}
+#include <stdlib.h>
+void
+conftest_gai_strerror_is_const()
+{
+    *gai_strerror(0) = 0;
+}
+EOF
+      $defs << "-DGAI_STRERROR_CONST"
+    end
+  end
   have_header("arpa/nameser.h")
   have_header("resolv.h")
 end