diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e5ca657cb8..611636bff0 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-# From configure.ac Revision: 294430 .
+# From configure.ac Revision: 296534 .
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
 # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.65 for asterisk trunk.
 #
@@ -12729,6 +12729,17 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 _ACEOF
 
 
+fi
+
+ac_fn_c_check_member "$LINENO" "struct ifreq" "ifr_ifru.ifru_hwaddr" "ac_cv_member_struct_ifreq_ifr_ifru_ifru_hwaddr" "#include <net/if.h>
+"
+if test "x$ac_cv_member_struct_ifreq_ifr_ifru_ifru_hwaddr" = x""yes; then :
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define HAVE_STRUCT_IFREQ_IFR_IFRU_IFRU_HWADDR 1
+_ACEOF
+
+
 fi
 
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included" >&5
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8a2a6a4a1b..365b9b9755 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -487,6 +487,7 @@ AC_TYPE_PID_T
 AC_TYPE_SIZE_T
 AC_CHECK_MEMBERS([struct stat.st_blksize])
 AC_CHECK_MEMBERS([struct ucred.uid, struct ucred.cr_uid], [], [], [#include <sys/socket.h>])
+AC_CHECK_MEMBERS([struct ifreq.ifr_ifru.ifru_hwaddr], [], [], [#include <net/if.h>])
 AC_HEADER_TIME
 AC_STRUCT_TM
 AC_C_VOLATILE
diff --git a/include/asterisk/autoconfig.h.in b/include/asterisk/autoconfig.h.in
index 94dde0b31d..2ec7b7ed81 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/autoconfig.h.in
+++ b/include/asterisk/autoconfig.h.in
@@ -813,6 +813,9 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `strtoq' function. */
 #undef HAVE_STRTOQ
 
+/* Define to 1 if `ifr_ifru.ifru_hwaddr' is a member of `struct ifreq'. */
+#undef HAVE_STRUCT_IFREQ_IFR_IFRU_IFRU_HWADDR
+
 /* Define to 1 if `st_blksize' is a member of `struct stat'. */
 #undef HAVE_STRUCT_STAT_ST_BLKSIZE
 
diff --git a/main/netsock.c b/main/netsock.c
index e4cfb3bd3b..02a143b641 100644
--- a/main/netsock.c
+++ b/main/netsock.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ char *ast_eid_to_str(char *s, int maxlen, struct ast_eid *eid)
 
 void ast_set_default_eid(struct ast_eid *eid)
 {
-#if defined(SIOCGIFHWADDR)
+#if defined(SIOCGIFHWADDR) && defined(HAVE_STRUCT_IFREQ_IFR_IFRU_IFRU_HWADDR)
 	int s, x = 0;
 	char eid_str[20];
 	struct ifreq ifr;