diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c1770d9c..3fae3ecd 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES(DBUS, dbus-1 >= 1.0, dummy=yes,
 AC_CHECK_LIB(dbus-1, dbus_watch_get_unix_fd, dummy=yes,
 	AC_DEFINE(NEED_DBUS_WATCH_GET_UNIX_FD, 1,
 		[Define to 1 if you need the dbus_watch_get_unix_fd() function.]))
+AC_CHECK_LIB(dbus-1, dbus_connection_can_send_type, dummy=yes,
+	AC_DEFINE(NEED_DBUS_CONNECTION_CAN_SEND_TYPE, 1,
+		[Define to 1 if you need the dbus_connection_can_send_type() function.]
+))
 AC_SUBST(DBUS_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(DBUS_LIBS)