1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/m4/dirfd.m4 b/m4/dirfd.m4
index b4ec3d1910b..d472c38549d 100644
--- a/m4/dirfd.m4
+++ b/m4/dirfd.m4
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# serial 24   -*- Autoconf -*-
+# serial 26   -*- Autoconf -*-
 
 dnl Find out how to get the file descriptor associated with an open DIR*.
 
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ dnl From Jim Meyering
 AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_DIRFD],
 [
   AC_REQUIRE([gl_DIRENT_H_DEFAULTS])
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST]) dnl for cross-compiles
 
   dnl Persuade glibc <dirent.h> to declare dirfd().
   AC_REQUIRE([AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS])
@@ -25,15 +26,15 @@ AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_DIRFD],
   fi
 
   AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether dirfd is a macro],
-    gl_cv_func_dirfd_macro,
+    [gl_cv_func_dirfd_macro],
     [AC_EGREP_CPP([dirent_header_defines_dirfd], [
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
 #ifdef dirfd
  dirent_header_defines_dirfd
 #endif],
-       gl_cv_func_dirfd_macro=yes,
-       gl_cv_func_dirfd_macro=no)])
+       [gl_cv_func_dirfd_macro=yes],
+       [gl_cv_func_dirfd_macro=no])])
 
   # Use the replacement if we have no function or macro with that name,
   # or if OS/2 kLIBC whose dirfd() does not work.