diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 59d2d09611..a87ca06854 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -625,6 +625,13 @@ if test "$with_linux" = "yes"; then
     AC_CHECK_HEADERS([linux/btrfs.h])
 fi
 
+dnl
+dnl check for xfs dev headers required by xfs ioctl
+dnl
+if test "$with_linux" = "yes"; then
+    AC_CHECK_HEADERS([xfs/xfs.h])
+fi
+
 dnl
 dnl check for DEVLINK_CMD_ESWITCH_GET
 dnl