--- configure
+++ configure
@@ -41582,6 +41582,13 @@
 
 if test "x$INOTIFY_STATUS" = xyes; then
 
+# if system inotify header exists, go with it, otherwise take our own
+if test "x$ac_cv_header_sys_inotify_h" = xyes; then
+cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define SYS_INOTIFY_H_OK 1
+_ACEOF
+fi
+
 cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
 #define HAVE_INOTIFY 1
 _ACEOF