diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index d0f3303..f108d10 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -228,9 +228,14 @@ AC_TRY_COMPILE(
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for zero length array syntax)
 AC_TRY_COMPILE(
 	[],
-	[int foo[0];],
+	[struct { int foo; int bar[0]; } foo;],
 	AC_DEFINE(ZERO_LENGTH_ARRAY,0) AC_MSG_RESULT([0]),
-	AC_DEFINE(ZERO_LENGTH_ARRAY,) AC_MSG_RESULT([])
+	AC_TRY_COMPILE(
+	    [],
+		[struct { int foo; int bar[]; } foo;],
+		AC_DEFINE(ZERO_LENGTH_ARRAY,) AC_MSG_RESULT([]),
+		AC_DEFINE(ZERO_LENGTH_ARRAY,1) AC_MSG_RESULT([1] sorry about the waste)
+	)
 )
 
 dnl ==================================================================