1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 44f1dd1..5f3987f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -357,6 +357,8 @@ all::
 # and define it to "no" if you need to remove the parentheses () around the
 # constant.  The default is "auto", which means to use parentheses if your
 # compiler is detected to support it.
+#
+# Define HAVE_BSD_SYSCTL if your platform has a BSD-compatible sysctl function.
 
 GIT-VERSION-FILE: FORCE
 	@$(SHELL_PATH) ./GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1431,6 +1433,10 @@ ifdef HAVE_CLOCK_MONOTONIC
 	BASIC_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_CLOCK_MONOTONIC
 endif
 
+ifdef HAVE_BSD_SYSCTL
+	BASIC_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_BSD_SYSCTL
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(TCLTK_PATH),)
 NO_TCLTK = NoThanks
 endif