diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e3c514c3a7..e08870472a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Tue Sep  8 02:09:33 PDT 1998 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
+
+	* configure.in: added -posix check for NeXTStep
+
 Mon Sep  7 22:20:40 PDT 1998 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
 
 	* configure.in: added -std1 check for ANSI compliance
diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-0 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-0
index e3c514c3a7..e08870472a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-0
+++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-0
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Tue Sep  8 02:09:33 PDT 1998 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
+
+	* configure.in: added -posix check for NeXTStep
+
 Mon Sep  7 22:20:40 PDT 1998 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
 
 	* configure.in: added -std1 check for ANSI compliance
diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-10 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-10
index e3c514c3a7..e08870472a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-10
+++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-10
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Tue Sep  8 02:09:33 PDT 1998 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
+
+	* configure.in: added -posix check for NeXTStep
+
 Mon Sep  7 22:20:40 PDT 1998 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
 
 	* configure.in: added -std1 check for ANSI compliance
diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-2 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-2
index e3c514c3a7..e08870472a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-2
+++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-2
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Tue Sep  8 02:09:33 PDT 1998 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
+
+	* configure.in: added -posix check for NeXTStep
+
 Mon Sep  7 22:20:40 PDT 1998 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
 
 	* configure.in: added -std1 check for ANSI compliance
diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-4 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-4
index e3c514c3a7..e08870472a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-4
+++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-4
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Tue Sep  8 02:09:33 PDT 1998 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
+
+	* configure.in: added -posix check for NeXTStep
+
 Mon Sep  7 22:20:40 PDT 1998 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
 
 	* configure.in: added -std1 check for ANSI compliance
diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-6 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-6
index e3c514c3a7..e08870472a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-6
+++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-6
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Tue Sep  8 02:09:33 PDT 1998 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
+
+	* configure.in: added -posix check for NeXTStep
+
 Mon Sep  7 22:20:40 PDT 1998 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
 
 	* configure.in: added -std1 check for ANSI compliance
diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-8 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-8
index e3c514c3a7..e08870472a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-8
+++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-8
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Tue Sep  8 02:09:33 PDT 1998 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
+
+	* configure.in: added -posix check for NeXTStep
+
 Mon Sep  7 22:20:40 PDT 1998 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
 
 	* configure.in: added -std1 check for ANSI compliance
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 62fc511b33..2434316586 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -105,6 +105,16 @@ AC_TRY_RUN([#include <math.h>
 )
 LIBS=$gtk_save_LIBS
 
+dnl NeXTStep cc seems to need this
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for extra flags for POSIX compliance])
+AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <dirent.h>], [DIR *dir;],
+  AC_MSG_RESULT(none needed),
+  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -posix"
+  AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <dirent.h>], [DIR *dir;],
+    AC_MSG_RESULT(-posix),
+    AC_MSG_RESULT()
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not determine POSIX flag. (-posix didn't work.)])))
+
 if test "x$enable_xim" = "xyes"; then
   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DUSE_XIM"
 fi