diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7ecbee9ea0..0d505d31b1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2470,6 +2470,8 @@ if test "$with_virtualport" != "no"; then
 fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL([WITH_VIRTUALPORT], [test "$with_virtualport" = "yes"])
 
+dnl GET_VLAN_VID_CMD is required for virNetDevGetVLanID
+AC_CHECK_DECLS([GET_VLAN_VID_CMD], [], [], [[#include <linux/if_vlan.h>]])
 
 dnl netlink library
 
diff --git a/src/util/virnetdev.c b/src/util/virnetdev.c
index e74fc5fccd..6a1ee1ebba 100644
--- a/src/util/virnetdev.c
+++ b/src/util/virnetdev.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2013 Red Hat, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2007-2014 Red Hat, Inc.
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ int virNetDevGetIndex(const char *ifname ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 #endif /* ! SIOCGIFINDEX */
 
 
-#if defined(SIOCGIFVLAN) && defined(HAVE_STRUCT_IFREQ) && defined(GET_VLAN_VID_CMD)
+#if defined(SIOCGIFVLAN) && defined(HAVE_STRUCT_IFREQ) && HAVE_DECL_GET_VLAN_VID_CMD
 int virNetDevGetVLanID(const char *ifname, int *vlanid)
 {
     struct vlan_ioctl_args vlanargs = {