diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ec313f401f0f49f6373e7760675af133a0d80bbb..22a9bc1455b51d13b5020d73af0482149c138900 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ AC_REPLACE_FUNCS(memxor)
 
 LSH_GCC_ATTRIBUTES
 
+AX_CREATE_STDINT_H([nettle-types.h])
+
 # Checks for libraries
 AC_CHECK_LIB(gmp, __gmpz_getlimbn,,
     [AC_MSG_WARN(